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[wild west music playing]
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[narrator] they called it
the wild west.
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When the first big gold rush
busted out in nome,
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people flooded
to these shores,
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willing to do anything
for the chance to get rich.
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Die for it,
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they'd even kill for it.
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Now that fever's hitting nome
all over again.
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For the first time
in decades,
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the richest claims in town
are back on the market
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and all of that gold
is suddenly up for grabs.
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[shawn] with gold prices
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the highest they've ever been
in history.
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There's a rush of miners
everywhere you turn
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looking to get in
on that turf war.
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No doubt,
the wild west is back.
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[intense music playing]
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[narrator] nome, alaska,
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the largest offshore
gold deposits in the world.
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For over a century,
miners have battled
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for fortune using
custom-built contraptions,
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diving for hidden gold
on the bering sea floor.
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But this summer,
a rare opportunity
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has opened up
the richest grounds in nome
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that were previously
off limits.
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[woman] leases had
either returned to the state
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or remained unsold
prompting the dnr
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to offer new leases
for sale this year.
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[narrator] for the first time
in years,
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contracts on prime ocean
claims are set to expire,
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freeing them up for sale
on the open market.
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[woman] the state
has been accepting bids
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on those parcels
for the last two months.
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[narrator] now,
miners of all stripes
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suddenly have a chance to buy
their own piece of the pie.
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Those, as offshore
mining ground,
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are available for
the first time in a decade.
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Okay.
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[narrator] seasoned miners
and average joes
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all jockey for position,
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sparking a claim war
on the golden battlegrounds.
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Price of gold hits
an all-time high topping
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$2,000 an ounce.
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[narrator] and
with gold prices the highest
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they've been in history,
staking a claim
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could make outlaws
multimillionaires overnight.
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[theme music playing]
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[narrator] two miles
from shore.
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[shawn] big season this year,
a lot's going on.
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[upbeat music playing]
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[narrator] the man they call
"mr. Gold",
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captain shawn pomrenke
is looking to take over nome.
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[shawn] this winter
was really good.
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I bought the tomcod
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and I have a huge payment
on that.
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If I don't make the payment
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and it goes back to the owner
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and then he can resell it,
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but I'm not gonna
let that happen.
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[narrator] this past winter,
shawn secured
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the most lucrative claim
in the game,
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the 1,000 acre,
1.6-million-dollar tomcod,
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and now he's aiming to lasso
the most gold
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anyone's ever seen
in a single season.
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[shawn] we need to
get on it
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because there is
a mountain of work.
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I'm gonna make sure
I keep the tomcod.
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I'm not letting it
get thrown to the wolves.
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The prices of gold
are outrageous,
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so I have a three-prong plan
of attack
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to capitalize on it.
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First I'm gonna get the cr
and the gold,
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grind around on the clock
to secure the tomcod claim.
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Either it's gonna make me
or break me.
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Second, I'm gonna buy out
the old man.
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I wanna own
the inland mine outright.
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[shawn] and the third
is the big one.
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[intense music playing]
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[shawn] I'm gonna take out
the competition
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by taking over
the competition.
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I'm gonna try and convince
dave young to partner up,
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let me redesign the myrtle
and run it.
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That thing has so much
untapped potential.
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I can make a killing with dave
if I pull this off.
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[narrator] taking
over the myrtle
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would eliminate
shawn's biggest competitor,
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giving him control
of the largest dredge
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on the bering sea
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and making him
the undisputed king of nome.
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But only
if he can close the deal.
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[shawn] if we can do
300,000 in a week
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with the christine rose,
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we should be able to do
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close to a million in a week
with the myrtle irene.
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I think with that dredge
set up the right way
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and with the right
modifications,
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I'll be crushing
the competition.
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Now I just gotta
convince dave
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and that will be
the trifactor.
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[intense music playing]
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hey, dave.
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What's up?
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[shawn] I got a few ideas.
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Just kind of wanted to
run them by you.
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I see the myrtle
sitting there
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I've been driving by
at all winter
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looking at it and I think
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I'd be interested
in running it.
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I know I can handle it,
I just...
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I think that there's a quite
a few improvements
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I'd like to do to it
to get it up the snuff
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to where it needs to be,
at least to my standards,
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I think we could produce
a lot more.
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We put a ton of money in it
last year,
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I think it's running fine
the way it is.
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Yeah, well I think
it could run way better.
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Need to sell dave on this.
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I get hooked up
with the myrtle,
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it's gonna be a game-changer.
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I'll be like king kong on top
of the empire state building,
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nothing will stop me.
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I'll tell you what,
why don't you draw
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something up
and give me a proposal
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and I'll look at it.
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I'm not saying
we're gonna do it.
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But if you draw something up,
we'll definitely look at it.
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You know, I don't know
if we can afford you.
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Well, uh, you can't afford
to lose me.
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[laughs]
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[shawn] I have
the richest claim in nome
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and I also built one
of the best dredges in nome.
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I'm gonna draw up some plans
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that will knock dave
on his ass.
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This thing will work,
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-well, it's... Man...
-I'll make it work.
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I'mma get you
a set of drawings,
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see what you think,
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then we can talk again.
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I'll consider it.
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Okay. Sounds good.
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-Yeah, thanks.
-Yeah.
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[upbeat music playing]
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dave didn't say no.
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I wanna take this company
to the next level.
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Yeah.
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[narrator] six miles
outside of town,
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far off the beaten path.
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[upbeat music playing]
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[narrator] you can take
the man out of nome.
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I had a bunch of saw dust
up my nose.
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[narrator] but there is no
taking nome out of the man.
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[zeke] one at a time.
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That'll work.
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[narrator] after years away,
the lure of nome's land grab
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has proven too tempting
to resist
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for mining legend
zeke tenhoff.
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[zeke] I traveled
around the world a bunch,
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that was fun.
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I also tried over
the last of years
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to do a little bit
of a career change
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and live in some other places
and, I don't know,
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it wasn't for me.
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It's kind of hilarious
to think
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that I can live any more
but here in nome
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and to think
that I could do anything
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but, uh, gold mining.
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The price of gold
is at an all-time high.
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Claims that were not
very valuable a few years ago
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are gonna be
insanely valuable
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as the price of gold goes up.
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But at present, I need to
get back in the water.
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Gold mining is in my blood,
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it's the only thing
that I've found
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that I felt that
I was good at.
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I love dreaming
about equipment
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and dreaming
about different machines
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and different boats
that I could put together
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and I'm like
fairly mechanically inclined.
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Let's fire it up.
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[narrator] zeke's mining roots
began over a decade ago,
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on the humble suction dredge,
the clark,
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along with childhood friend
emily riedel.
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[zeke speaking]
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[emily speaking]
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[zeke] let's do this.
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[narrator] over the years.
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[zeke] it's being
our first time
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running two sluices
at the same time.
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So we're gonna have
double gold today.
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[narrator] zeke
grew his operation
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through innovation,
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thinking outside of the box.
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[zeke] laying down glow sticks
on the trajectory
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that I know the gold
to be going.
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[narrator] and emerging
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as nome's resident
mad scientist.
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Boom, right there.
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Copper hole melting device.
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I think we'll be in business.
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[narrator] and now,
amidst the frenzy
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of nome's claim war
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and world record gold prices,
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he attempts his most
ambitious creation to date.
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[zeke] my endgame has been
for a long time
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to get this sailboat
in the water
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and turn it
into a gold-mining sailboat.
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Having a gold-mining sailboat
is a huge, huge venture.
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Nobody else has done that,
nobody's ever done that.
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It's gonna be super awesome.
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I've had the sailboat
in my yard
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for, like, seven years now.
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And I have a lot of the big
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picture problems resolved.
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Um, I got my pump engine
right there.
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I think it's a good spot
for it.
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I have my outward
bolted up there.
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I got my mast
sitting on the ground there
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on the other side.
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[narrator] zeke's new design
could be a huge upgrade
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from the many
platform dredges
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to populate the bering sea.
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The 29-foot sailboat
can accommodate
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a small crew for days
on the water.
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While its sails
and durable build
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will allow zeke to cruise
more remote grounds
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away from the flux of miners
closer to the shore.
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[zeke] I can be
totally autonomous
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and live on the water
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and go as far as I want
in any direction to get gold.
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I'm gonna go
take a bunch of claims
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and we're gonna build
a portfolio of claims.
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There are definitely people
that think
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I'm taking on too much,
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it's like too many things
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to put together
into one endeavor.
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Yeah, I'm not...
I'm not an experienced sailor
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and a gold dredge
is a tough thing
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to incorporate
into a sailboat.
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People that doubt that
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a sailboat dredge
is a good idea
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will motivate me to pursue it
even further.
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So welding, welding this off,
that's what I gotta do next.
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[upbeat music playing]
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I wish I had like a...
Like a helper here
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that could like be
working on this stuff
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right now with me.
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But I don't, right now,
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it's just me
and this is what I gotta do.
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Gold prices are going
through the roof right now
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and the more time
that I spend
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tinkering around
with this boat,
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the more I'm missing out on,
and at this point
253
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I still have a lot of work
left to do.
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Everything I've done up to now
255
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has kind of just led me
to position myself
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00:12:13,967 --> 00:12:16,835
where I am right now which is
I'm really well-positioned.
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I have a super dope
gold mining sailboat
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and the price of gold
is going through the roof.
259
00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:24,175
But so many parts and pieces
that need to come together
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00:12:24,211 --> 00:12:26,778
and work together
on this boat.
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I'm eager to get
more help.
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[narrator] as zeke readies
his creation...
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[intense music playing]
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[narrator] outside nome...
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[kris] right now
I'm heading out to this barn
266
00:12:42,629 --> 00:12:44,929
in the middle of nowhere
to meet with my dad's brother
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00:12:44,965 --> 00:12:47,999
and we're gonna talk
about my plan to go to elim
268
00:12:48,034 --> 00:12:49,567
because I don't really want
too many people
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00:12:49,603 --> 00:12:51,536
to hear what we're gonna do.
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00:12:51,571 --> 00:12:52,971
[narrator] kris kelly is ready
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to put his summer battle plan
into action.
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[kris] ice mining
was a long hard struggle
273
00:12:58,411 --> 00:13:01,412
this season
but we made our goal,
274
00:13:01,448 --> 00:13:04,682
you know, we made the goal
to do my next adventure.
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[narrator] since coming
to nome seven years ago
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with million dollar dreams...
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We're gonna get some gold.
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00:13:11,725 --> 00:13:14,125
[narrator] ...The journey
has mostly been a nightmare
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for the kellys.
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[man] [bleep] beach.
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[kris] this isn't [bleep]
fair, man, this isn't fair.
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00:13:24,070 --> 00:13:25,570
[narrator] but through it all,
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00:13:25,605 --> 00:13:28,206
kris always found a way
to persevere.
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We made over our goals.
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[man] this is the most gold
I ever made in my life.
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High-fives for everybody.
287
00:13:34,114 --> 00:13:36,414
[narrator] and now
they may finally be
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on the road to success.
289
00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:39,584
[kris] we had every
kind of obstacle
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00:13:39,619 --> 00:13:41,052
thrown in our face
this winter,
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00:13:41,688 --> 00:13:43,221
family breakdowns.
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00:13:43,290 --> 00:13:44,956
Oh, I have enough
of your [bleep]
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00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:47,959
good, go, you're a waste
of [bleep] time anyways.
294
00:13:47,994 --> 00:13:49,861
Equipment failure.
295
00:13:49,896 --> 00:13:54,032
Oh, we just lost to our entire
winter binding operation.
296
00:13:54,067 --> 00:13:55,500
[bleep]
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00:13:55,569 --> 00:13:58,102
sharks, okay,
maybe not sharks.
298
00:13:58,138 --> 00:14:00,138
But that [bleep]
went to [bleep]
299
00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:02,140
and we still hit our goal.
300
00:14:02,175 --> 00:14:03,641
Now we can rent
the boat of my dreams
301
00:14:03,677 --> 00:14:07,579
and we can travel up the coast
safely, hell, yeah.
302
00:14:07,614 --> 00:14:09,214
Probably make more gold
than I ever have
303
00:14:09,249 --> 00:14:12,250
in my entire life and we're
going to stake some claims
304
00:14:12,285 --> 00:14:13,852
and be millionaires
for the rest of my life.
305
00:14:13,887 --> 00:14:16,187
I'm working
after my retirement.
306
00:14:16,223 --> 00:14:18,323
[narrator] while throngs
of miners fight for claims
307
00:14:18,358 --> 00:14:21,960
near town, kris is venturing
to uncharted waters
308
00:14:21,995 --> 00:14:24,896
120 miles east toward elim
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00:14:24,931 --> 00:14:29,267
where he believes untapped
golden pastures await.
310
00:14:29,302 --> 00:14:31,302
[upbeat music playing]
311
00:14:31,338 --> 00:14:32,871
[kris] trying to sell
my dad with...
312
00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:34,138
And brother with this [bleep]
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00:14:34,174 --> 00:14:35,607
it's been a little bit hard.
314
00:14:35,642 --> 00:14:37,442
Nobody really wants to go
315
00:14:37,477 --> 00:14:40,612
on a hundred and thirty-mile
death trip.
316
00:14:40,647 --> 00:14:42,881
But this year,
I made a deal.
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00:14:42,916 --> 00:14:44,916
[kris] we got this deal
with the norpac
318
00:14:44,951 --> 00:14:47,318
the badass
houseboat-looking thing.
319
00:14:47,354 --> 00:14:49,654
We're gonna go
and live in style down there.
320
00:14:49,689 --> 00:14:50,455
The real problem is...
321
00:14:50,490 --> 00:14:52,523
[car tire screeches]
322
00:14:54,861 --> 00:14:56,928
tell me we don't have
a [bleep] flat tire.
323
00:14:56,997 --> 00:14:59,030
For the love of god,
if we have a flat tire...
324
00:14:59,065 --> 00:15:01,866
[car door creaks]
325
00:15:01,902 --> 00:15:03,301
[screaming]
326
00:15:03,336 --> 00:15:04,269
[producer speaking]
327
00:15:04,304 --> 00:15:05,970
we have a flat tire.
328
00:15:06,006 --> 00:15:09,007
[upbeat music playing]
329
00:15:15,282 --> 00:15:18,149
I do have a backup plan,
you know,
330
00:15:18,184 --> 00:15:21,052
we can just air up the tires
and we can keep driving.
331
00:15:21,087 --> 00:15:24,923
[upbeat music playing]
332
00:15:24,958 --> 00:15:27,158
[kris] you have to admit,
it's kind of funny.
333
00:15:27,193 --> 00:15:30,061
Going on this big thing
adventure of my life,
334
00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:32,263
and we make
all kinds of money,
335
00:15:32,299 --> 00:15:34,966
and here I am
filling up my tire
336
00:15:35,001 --> 00:15:37,135
on the side of the road.
337
00:15:38,405 --> 00:15:40,538
No big deal.
338
00:15:40,573 --> 00:15:42,273
I'm not gonna let this
get me down.
339
00:15:42,309 --> 00:15:43,775
I'm gonna stay positive.
340
00:15:43,810 --> 00:15:45,843
I'm gonna stay
so freaking positive.
341
00:15:45,879 --> 00:15:48,279
A smile will be tattooed
on my face.
342
00:15:48,315 --> 00:15:50,248
[bell dings]
343
00:15:50,283 --> 00:15:51,983
[kris] this year is gonna be
the starting
344
00:15:52,018 --> 00:15:54,452
of something great for me
345
00:15:54,487 --> 00:15:57,388
as soon as I fill the tire up
and get to this meeting.
346
00:16:01,628 --> 00:16:03,628
[ominous music playing]
347
00:16:08,535 --> 00:16:10,802
[narrator] the bering sea's
richest claims
348
00:16:10,837 --> 00:16:13,071
are being sold
to the highest bidder.
349
00:16:13,106 --> 00:16:16,607
So now,
miners converge on nome
350
00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:18,710
all willing to shell out cash
351
00:16:18,745 --> 00:16:20,778
for a piece of the action.
352
00:16:22,949 --> 00:16:25,550
[upbeat music playing]
353
00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,120
[narrator] on the road
up to coast...
354
00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:31,556
[emily] my goal last season
was to make enough gold
355
00:16:31,591 --> 00:16:33,091
to purchase a second dredge
356
00:16:33,126 --> 00:16:35,393
and that's a part
of the future plan,
357
00:16:35,428 --> 00:16:37,929
but right now
it's about new ground
358
00:16:37,964 --> 00:16:40,832
and getting as much gold
as possible.
359
00:16:40,867 --> 00:16:43,001
[narrator] emily riedel
steered away
360
00:16:43,036 --> 00:16:46,337
from her winter goal
of buying a second dredge.
361
00:16:47,574 --> 00:16:49,140
[emily] price of gold
is so high,
362
00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:51,242
there's a lot of energy
in the air.
363
00:16:51,277 --> 00:16:53,544
It's never been a better time
to be a gold miner.
364
00:16:53,580 --> 00:16:55,780
[narrator] instead,
she's using her loot
365
00:16:55,815 --> 00:16:57,749
to break into the claim game.
366
00:16:57,784 --> 00:17:00,985
But she'll need at least
another 75 ounces
367
00:17:01,021 --> 00:17:02,387
to pull it off.
368
00:17:02,422 --> 00:17:05,990
[emily] I want to get
as much gold as possible.
369
00:17:06,026 --> 00:17:07,592
I've spent up the year
in nome
370
00:17:07,627 --> 00:17:09,961
and I've been paying
hundreds of ounces
371
00:17:09,996 --> 00:17:13,331
in royalties
since I've been mining 14.
372
00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:16,200
It's time to get my own claim
with my own gold.
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00:17:16,236 --> 00:17:18,169
[singing]
374
00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:19,871
[narrator] when emily began
her nome journey
375
00:17:19,906 --> 00:17:23,408
a decade ago mining
was just a temporary job
376
00:17:23,443 --> 00:17:25,176
to raise some cash.
377
00:17:25,211 --> 00:17:26,477
[emily] any money that I have
is gonna go
378
00:17:26,513 --> 00:17:28,312
towards opera school
in europe.
379
00:17:28,348 --> 00:17:31,249
[narrator] but once smitten
with gold fever,
380
00:17:31,284 --> 00:17:32,950
emily changed her tune,
381
00:17:32,986 --> 00:17:35,153
eventually starting
an operation of her own.
382
00:17:35,188 --> 00:17:38,056
[crowd cheering]
383
00:17:38,091 --> 00:17:41,492
[narrator] and this summer,
she's aiming even higher.
384
00:17:42,595 --> 00:17:43,861
[emily] this is the time
to invest
385
00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:46,030
in a profitable
piece of ground.
386
00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:48,533
I've got some gold saved up
from my years
387
00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:51,335
of operating up here
and I need to have,
388
00:17:51,371 --> 00:17:54,806
like, 75 ounces more.
389
00:17:54,841 --> 00:17:57,542
But the competition
is already high this year
390
00:17:57,577 --> 00:17:59,010
to find good ground.
391
00:17:59,045 --> 00:18:01,212
I've gotta really
do my diligence here,
392
00:18:01,247 --> 00:18:05,083
do the research before I make
any kind of investment.
393
00:18:05,118 --> 00:18:11,823
This is the map for the lease
tracks offshore in nome.
394
00:18:11,858 --> 00:18:17,028
And it seems like everybody
is either flocking west.
395
00:18:17,063 --> 00:18:20,098
I prefer to be
where nobody else is.
396
00:18:20,133 --> 00:18:21,933
I prefer to, kind of,
step outside of the box
397
00:18:21,968 --> 00:18:25,436
and be on the lease that
nobody else
398
00:18:25,472 --> 00:18:26,938
is even thinking about.
399
00:18:26,973 --> 00:18:28,940
And, you know,
these leases down
400
00:18:28,975 --> 00:18:31,576
east of the nome river have
been largely abandoned
401
00:18:31,611 --> 00:18:33,744
over the last couple of years.
402
00:18:33,780 --> 00:18:36,114
There's three claims
that I'm particularly
403
00:18:36,149 --> 00:18:39,117
interested in
and I know are available.
404
00:18:39,152 --> 00:18:40,518
There's six,
405
00:18:41,654 --> 00:18:44,322
and three,
406
00:18:45,125 --> 00:18:48,059
and four.
407
00:18:48,094 --> 00:18:49,894
[narrator] while most
of the action in the turf war
408
00:18:49,929 --> 00:18:51,629
is unfolding in the west,
409
00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:56,200
emily is looking eastward
to once gold-rich claims
410
00:18:56,236 --> 00:18:58,236
that lie mostly forgotten
411
00:18:58,271 --> 00:19:01,739
and could be
diamonds in the rough.
412
00:19:01,774 --> 00:19:03,374
[emily] first, I wanna, kinda,
just go poke around
413
00:19:03,409 --> 00:19:04,742
on these claims.
414
00:19:04,777 --> 00:19:06,644
Just do
a little bit of prospecting.
415
00:19:06,679 --> 00:19:09,313
Do a little process
of elimination.
416
00:19:09,349 --> 00:19:10,882
I'm curious about six.
417
00:19:10,917 --> 00:19:14,685
I've heard reports
of decent gold found there,
418
00:19:14,721 --> 00:19:18,189
so that's the only claim
I know anything about.
419
00:19:18,224 --> 00:19:20,224
Buying a claim
is like buying a house.
420
00:19:20,260 --> 00:19:22,226
You know what your budget is.
421
00:19:22,262 --> 00:19:24,295
You know
what you're looking for.
422
00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:26,497
You know
what your bottom line is.
423
00:19:26,533 --> 00:19:28,399
And buying a claim
is the biggest purchase
424
00:19:28,434 --> 00:19:31,202
I've ever made. So,
I had to be smart about it.
425
00:19:31,237 --> 00:19:33,271
I had to make sure
that my money
426
00:19:33,306 --> 00:19:35,873
is going to something
that's gonna produce for me.
427
00:19:35,909 --> 00:19:37,341
I'm, kind of, like,
eager to get going,
428
00:19:37,377 --> 00:19:40,211
so I'm gonna load up
and head down east.
429
00:19:41,214 --> 00:19:43,414
It's gonna be a great year.
430
00:19:46,719 --> 00:19:49,987
[narrator] as emily gears up
to scout new ground...
431
00:19:50,023 --> 00:19:52,890
[showdown western
music playing]
432
00:19:59,933 --> 00:20:02,166
[narrator] ...Two miles
west...
433
00:20:02,202 --> 00:20:04,068
[steve] price goes up,
new gold rush.
434
00:20:04,103 --> 00:20:06,504
[showdown western
music playing]
435
00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:08,272
[narrator] another riedel
is already
436
00:20:08,308 --> 00:20:11,209
on the dusty trail into town.
437
00:20:11,244 --> 00:20:13,578
I'm gonna make it happen.
Woo-hoo.
438
00:20:13,613 --> 00:20:15,279
[narrator] emily's dad,
and nome's
439
00:20:15,315 --> 00:20:19,550
most unconventional,
unpredictable miner is back.
440
00:20:19,586 --> 00:20:24,322
There's probably 50 new miners
in town right now, 51 now.
441
00:20:24,357 --> 00:20:25,823
But I'm back.
442
00:20:25,858 --> 00:20:27,858
I'm back, nome. I'm back.
443
00:20:27,894 --> 00:20:30,628
Woo-hoo. Steve's back.
444
00:20:30,663 --> 00:20:33,998
[narrator] with stars
on his hat and in his eyes,
445
00:20:34,033 --> 00:20:37,134
this summer, steve riedel
is aiming for the top.
446
00:20:37,170 --> 00:20:39,570
[steve] man, I got a backpack
and I'd have...
447
00:20:39,606 --> 00:20:41,505
I have a few dollars
in my pocket.
448
00:20:41,541 --> 00:20:43,975
[narrator] but he is starting
from the bottom.
449
00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:45,309
[steve] I have a plan.
450
00:20:45,345 --> 00:20:47,078
Nome is a place for a plan.
451
00:20:47,113 --> 00:20:49,513
Nome is a place for a man
with a plan.
452
00:20:49,549 --> 00:20:51,349
I'm gonna make it here.
453
00:20:51,384 --> 00:20:53,017
It's a lot of hard work
454
00:20:53,052 --> 00:20:54,885
is what it's gonna take,
lots and lots of hard work.
455
00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:59,390
I've got big plans.
456
00:20:59,425 --> 00:21:01,292
I'm gonna get my own claim,
457
00:21:01,327 --> 00:21:03,661
my own boat, my own crew.
458
00:21:04,864 --> 00:21:06,330
Okay, I'm a little money shy.
459
00:21:06,366 --> 00:21:07,732
I need a big stash.
460
00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:10,201
I need to get
a big pile of money.
461
00:21:10,236 --> 00:21:13,371
I'll be king of my own empire
sooner or later.
462
00:21:13,406 --> 00:21:15,172
I gotta get some scratch.
463
00:21:15,208 --> 00:21:17,942
Gotta get a place to live.
464
00:21:17,977 --> 00:21:19,243
We're gonna get the gold.
465
00:21:19,279 --> 00:21:21,646
We're gonna get to
middle class.
466
00:21:21,681 --> 00:21:23,748
We'll get to running water.
467
00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:27,285
Toilet, indoor,
sky is the limit.
468
00:21:28,488 --> 00:21:30,955
Right now,
I don't have a lot of wealth,
469
00:21:30,990 --> 00:21:33,858
but I have a wealth
of knowledge about gold mining
470
00:21:33,893 --> 00:21:36,594
and about being in nome.
471
00:21:36,629 --> 00:21:38,296
I mean,
I'm not finding any gold,
472
00:21:38,331 --> 00:21:40,464
but I'm having a ball.
473
00:21:40,500 --> 00:21:42,967
I'm the king of the world.
474
00:21:43,002 --> 00:21:44,935
I'm the king of the iceberg.
475
00:21:44,971 --> 00:21:46,537
Hit one for me. I dare you.
476
00:21:46,572 --> 00:21:48,472
[narrator] the older riedel's
previous efforts
477
00:21:48,508 --> 00:21:51,509
to make it in nome
haven't exactly been...
478
00:21:51,544 --> 00:21:53,244
Who in the [bleep]
is the captain?
479
00:21:53,279 --> 00:21:54,512
-[man] calm down. They'll...
-No!
480
00:21:54,547 --> 00:21:56,347
-[narrator] ...Golden.
-[man] kris.
481
00:21:56,382 --> 00:21:57,615
[kris] yeah [bleep] you.
482
00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:59,083
-[woman] well [bleep] you.
-[steve] okay.
483
00:21:59,118 --> 00:22:00,318
Yeah [bleep] you right back.
484
00:22:00,353 --> 00:22:01,852
-Is that really necessary?
-Yeah... No.
485
00:22:01,888 --> 00:22:04,755
[narrator] and fortune
has proven elusive...
486
00:22:04,791 --> 00:22:06,891
The bering sea
doesn't giving up gold easily.
487
00:22:06,926 --> 00:22:09,160
-Oh, hey, you...
-It's your own [bleep]
fault.
488
00:22:09,195 --> 00:22:10,795
-Now, get the [bleep] out.
-[steve] I'm leaving.
489
00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:11,829
Please don't yell at me.
490
00:22:11,864 --> 00:22:13,998
Cold means gold,
so take that cold
491
00:22:14,033 --> 00:22:15,900
and turn it into gold.
492
00:22:15,935 --> 00:22:17,335
[man speaking]
493
00:22:17,370 --> 00:22:19,970
[narrator] ...With a few
bridges burned along the way.
494
00:22:20,006 --> 00:22:21,305
I mis-stepped...
495
00:22:21,341 --> 00:22:22,773
[steve] you were gonna
miss me.
496
00:22:22,809 --> 00:22:24,442
...Bringing my dad up to nome.
497
00:22:26,145 --> 00:22:28,479
[steve] I've got some rocks
in my shoes.
498
00:22:30,083 --> 00:22:32,717
Oh, hey.
499
00:22:32,752 --> 00:22:35,152
Ooh, you don't just
throw rocks away in nome.
500
00:22:35,188 --> 00:22:38,255
There might be some gold
in here.
501
00:22:38,291 --> 00:22:39,090
Nope.
502
00:22:39,726 --> 00:22:41,058
Okay.
503
00:22:42,261 --> 00:22:45,196
I came here 2011.
504
00:22:46,265 --> 00:22:47,565
Broke.
505
00:22:49,202 --> 00:22:52,303
No, no hope, nothing,
506
00:22:52,338 --> 00:22:56,841
and I left
pretty much broke,
507
00:22:56,876 --> 00:22:58,409
but I had lot fun.
508
00:22:58,444 --> 00:23:00,911
I got some gold and I learned
509
00:23:00,947 --> 00:23:05,249
four years
of gold mining lessons.
510
00:23:05,284 --> 00:23:09,854
So I'm hoping to take
those lessons and, uh...
511
00:23:11,057 --> 00:23:12,690
And make my mark.
512
00:23:12,725 --> 00:23:14,458
There's lots of gold
to be made.
513
00:23:16,028 --> 00:23:21,565
Well, it's time to
get to work in nome,
514
00:23:21,634 --> 00:23:26,237
but the first thing
I gotta do is get a ride.
515
00:23:28,541 --> 00:23:30,474
I'm back nome. I'm back.
516
00:23:30,510 --> 00:23:32,076
[truck honking]
517
00:23:33,746 --> 00:23:36,347
[steve] I need wheels.
I need wheels.
518
00:23:36,382 --> 00:23:39,183
[old western music playing]
519
00:23:39,218 --> 00:23:42,820
[narrator] a mile south
in town...
520
00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:46,090
[vernon] let the summer begin.
521
00:23:48,561 --> 00:23:50,694
I'm like, gonna keep going
until they roll me
522
00:23:50,730 --> 00:23:52,229
into a hole in the ground.
523
00:23:52,265 --> 00:23:54,031
[country music playing]
524
00:23:54,066 --> 00:23:57,334
[narrator] captain vernon
adkison enters the fold
525
00:23:57,370 --> 00:23:58,669
and he's already
one step ahead
526
00:23:58,704 --> 00:24:00,771
of the competition.
527
00:24:00,807 --> 00:24:02,640
[vernon] the one good thing
about winter
528
00:24:02,675 --> 00:24:04,809
is I got in
some good prospects and...
529
00:24:04,844 --> 00:24:06,644
But I damn sure
didn't get enough
530
00:24:06,679 --> 00:24:08,579
to make me happy.
531
00:24:08,614 --> 00:24:12,683
I ended up selling 16
to a friend of mine,
532
00:24:12,718 --> 00:24:14,585
who took a little
commission off the top.
533
00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:17,154
So, as far as I'm concerned,
I've pretty much
534
00:24:17,190 --> 00:24:19,390
got a bad hog
[bleep] on that one.
535
00:24:19,425 --> 00:24:22,326
And plus I ended up
with what I'm now considering
536
00:24:22,361 --> 00:24:26,964
to be the best lease track
out of the bunch.
537
00:24:26,999 --> 00:24:28,732
Number 56.
538
00:24:30,403 --> 00:24:32,736
I have to dig deep
to pay for it.
539
00:24:32,772 --> 00:24:35,873
[narrator] after a winter
spent gunning for claim 16,
540
00:24:35,908 --> 00:24:37,775
vernon did a little
horse trading
541
00:24:39,078 --> 00:24:41,512
and he's landed
one of the most
542
00:24:41,547 --> 00:24:44,515
sought-after claims
on the bering sea.
543
00:24:44,550 --> 00:24:46,784
Old 56.
544
00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:48,686
[vernon] I've talked
to several people
545
00:24:48,721 --> 00:24:51,055
who have dredged on it,
who I know to be
546
00:24:51,090 --> 00:24:53,724
amongst the best divers
in nome.
547
00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:57,528
So I got myself
a raw gold bank
548
00:24:57,563 --> 00:24:59,129
on the bottom
of the bering sea.
549
00:24:59,165 --> 00:25:01,432
And all I got to do
is go out there
550
00:25:01,467 --> 00:25:03,501
and make my withdrawals.
551
00:25:03,536 --> 00:25:05,536
I took a big bite
out the apple
552
00:25:05,571 --> 00:25:08,272
and I'm feeling the pinch,
553
00:25:08,307 --> 00:25:09,673
but opportunities like this
554
00:25:09,709 --> 00:25:12,176
come up once in a lifetime
if at all.
555
00:25:12,211 --> 00:25:14,278
It's what gold miners like me
live for,
556
00:25:14,313 --> 00:25:17,982
I'd be a fool or a coward
if I didn't move on it.
557
00:25:18,017 --> 00:25:19,183
[man] whoa.
558
00:25:19,218 --> 00:25:20,551
[vernon] it's gonna be
a big payday.
559
00:25:20,586 --> 00:25:23,020
-A humungous payday.
-[man] going down.
560
00:25:23,055 --> 00:25:25,389
[narrator] the veteran skipper
is no stranger
561
00:25:25,424 --> 00:25:26,757
to rolling the dice.
562
00:25:26,792 --> 00:25:28,726
[woman] every time
I open this mailbox,
563
00:25:28,761 --> 00:25:30,427
it's the bills, bills, bills.
564
00:25:30,463 --> 00:25:32,096
[narrator] safe to say,
the gambles
565
00:25:32,131 --> 00:25:34,098
have seldom paid off.
566
00:25:34,133 --> 00:25:36,333
[man] damn it.
567
00:25:36,369 --> 00:25:37,535
[man speaking]
568
00:25:37,570 --> 00:25:38,769
[man] no.
569
00:25:38,804 --> 00:25:40,204
[narrator] but that hasn't
stopped him
570
00:25:40,239 --> 00:25:42,406
from making
his biggest wager yet.
571
00:25:43,809 --> 00:25:45,743
[vernon] I think
the western limit of 56
572
00:25:45,778 --> 00:25:48,646
is right about here.
573
00:25:48,681 --> 00:25:50,480
I gotta go out
a quarter of mile
574
00:25:50,483 --> 00:25:54,952
and it goes for damn
near a mile beyond that.
575
00:25:54,987 --> 00:25:59,023
It's quite a big lease,
375 acres.
576
00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:02,793
One quarter square mile
is 40 acres [bleep].
577
00:26:02,828 --> 00:26:04,929
It's a big lease, big lease.
578
00:26:06,165 --> 00:26:08,165
Right now,
I'm getting my team assembled
579
00:26:08,234 --> 00:26:11,068
which is proving difficult.
580
00:26:11,103 --> 00:26:13,604
Crewing up is a big problem.
581
00:26:13,639 --> 00:26:15,372
To make the most
out of 56,
582
00:26:15,408 --> 00:26:17,207
I'll need an all-star team.
583
00:26:17,243 --> 00:26:19,810
And right now,
I don't have anybody.
584
00:26:19,845 --> 00:26:22,680
My daughter, elaine, she
wasn't be able to make it.
585
00:26:22,715 --> 00:26:24,281
Gary, he's my ace.
586
00:26:24,317 --> 00:26:27,151
I'm hoping he'll be back up
here this summer.
587
00:26:27,186 --> 00:26:28,519
He swore up and down
he'd be here,
588
00:26:28,554 --> 00:26:30,788
but so far, uh, no gary.
589
00:26:30,823 --> 00:26:33,591
[phone ringing]
590
00:26:33,626 --> 00:26:34,725
[gary] yeah, hello?
591
00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,293
[vernon] yeah. Hey, gary.
592
00:26:36,329 --> 00:26:38,195
[gary] hey, vernon.
593
00:26:38,230 --> 00:26:40,764
[vernon] so, what's the word?
594
00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,901
[gary] I'm probably
not gonna be able to go up.
595
00:26:45,771 --> 00:26:49,807
I hate to go back on my word,
but I really do feel
596
00:26:49,842 --> 00:26:53,243
like my family here
right now needs, um...
597
00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:55,279
[vernon] yeah.
598
00:26:55,314 --> 00:26:56,814
All right, gary. So, um...
599
00:26:56,849 --> 00:26:58,582
[gary] yeah. You betcha.
All right.
600
00:26:58,618 --> 00:26:59,950
-Sorry.
-Yup.
601
00:26:59,986 --> 00:27:00,918
[gary] all right. Bye-bye.
602
00:27:00,953 --> 00:27:02,553
All right. Bye-bye.
603
00:27:04,824 --> 00:27:06,323
Damn it.
604
00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:08,492
Okay. He's not coming up here.
605
00:27:08,527 --> 00:27:09,893
I'm not gonna beg him,
606
00:27:09,929 --> 00:27:11,695
kind of,
leaving me in the lurch,
607
00:27:11,731 --> 00:27:14,164
but that's okay.
608
00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:15,532
I'll work around it.
609
00:27:15,568 --> 00:27:18,135
Yeah, this is not the way
to start the season.
610
00:27:18,170 --> 00:27:20,604
I'm on the best claim
of my life.
611
00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:24,308
I got creditors
nipping at my ass,
612
00:27:24,343 --> 00:27:26,477
but no crew.
613
00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:27,745
Everyone and their mothers
up here
614
00:27:27,780 --> 00:27:29,279
trying to get rich.
615
00:27:29,315 --> 00:27:31,548
There's gotta be
some good new blood out there,
616
00:27:31,584 --> 00:27:33,550
at least I hope so.
617
00:27:33,586 --> 00:27:36,020
[bleep] bite my ass.
618
00:27:37,423 --> 00:27:41,392
[engine revving]
619
00:27:41,427 --> 00:27:44,261
[vernon] I'm on a search
for a unicorn,
620
00:27:44,296 --> 00:27:47,865
multi-talented diver,
mechanic, boat person.
621
00:27:56,075 --> 00:27:58,542
[narrator] in nome,
the influx of miners
622
00:27:58,577 --> 00:28:00,244
in the market for claims,
623
00:28:00,279 --> 00:28:03,180
has lit a fire
under the fleet.
624
00:28:03,215 --> 00:28:06,216
[tense music playing]
625
00:28:08,821 --> 00:28:10,587
[engine revving]
626
00:28:10,623 --> 00:28:12,022
[shawn] yeah.
627
00:28:16,429 --> 00:28:19,630
[narrator] and mr. Gold
is ready to kick his summer
628
00:28:19,665 --> 00:28:22,166
into high gear.
629
00:28:22,201 --> 00:28:25,135
[engine revving]
630
00:28:31,944 --> 00:28:35,379
[shawn] I got another payment
coming up for the tomcod.
631
00:28:36,716 --> 00:28:39,283
If I don't pay it, I lose it.
632
00:28:39,318 --> 00:28:41,218
[tense music playing]
633
00:28:41,253 --> 00:28:43,987
[shawn] dave asked me
to draw up some plans.
634
00:28:44,023 --> 00:28:45,556
He's not totally onboard yet,
635
00:28:45,591 --> 00:28:47,725
but first things are first,
636
00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:50,160
I still got a lot to pay
on the tomcod,
637
00:28:50,196 --> 00:28:52,629
and I still gotta pay
for the inland mine.
638
00:28:52,665 --> 00:28:56,600
I need a lot of gold
and I need it in a hurry.
639
00:28:56,635 --> 00:28:59,670
A lot of iron right here.
640
00:28:59,705 --> 00:29:02,806
Usually, that's a good sign.
641
00:29:02,842 --> 00:29:04,308
But when it comes to gold,
642
00:29:04,343 --> 00:29:06,343
I know just where to look
for it.
643
00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:10,180
So, this winter
with the tomcod,
644
00:29:10,216 --> 00:29:11,749
I got drill logs
645
00:29:11,784 --> 00:29:15,552
and there is hints
646
00:29:15,588 --> 00:29:19,490
to an old riverbed
that runs through the tomcod.
647
00:29:21,227 --> 00:29:23,961
And I believe
this is the start of it
648
00:29:23,996 --> 00:29:27,564
where it comes out
and goes into the tomcod.
649
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,333
Tomcod's right there...
650
00:29:30,669 --> 00:29:32,503
954 grams.
651
00:29:32,538 --> 00:29:36,140
Drill logs are basically
a map of all the hotspots.
652
00:29:36,175 --> 00:29:38,308
That's a pretty damn
good drill hole.
653
00:29:38,344 --> 00:29:40,144
And this winter,
the drill logs
654
00:29:40,179 --> 00:29:42,246
were a godsend.
655
00:29:42,281 --> 00:29:45,415
[man speaking]
656
00:29:45,451 --> 00:29:47,651
[shawn] found some
of the best gold in my life
657
00:29:47,686 --> 00:29:50,587
right around 30 feet.
658
00:29:50,623 --> 00:29:53,657
[man speaking]
659
00:29:53,692 --> 00:29:55,359
[man] yeah.
660
00:29:56,896 --> 00:29:58,095
[shawn] it was
an ancient riverbed
661
00:29:58,130 --> 00:30:00,664
just caked with chunky gold.
662
00:30:00,699 --> 00:30:02,566
[man] yeah.
663
00:30:04,670 --> 00:30:06,603
[shawn] planning on bringing
the christine rose out
664
00:30:06,639 --> 00:30:09,039
and get in
on this old riverbed,
665
00:30:09,074 --> 00:30:10,774
get it on some good gold.
666
00:30:13,145 --> 00:30:14,511
[narrator] the arm
of the christine rose
667
00:30:14,547 --> 00:30:16,547
maxes out at 19 feet.
668
00:30:16,582 --> 00:30:20,117
Far short of the depth,
mr. Gold dove this winter
669
00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:23,520
when he uncovered
the ancient riverbed.
670
00:30:23,556 --> 00:30:26,690
Shawn's theory is that
this depression on the beach
671
00:30:26,725 --> 00:30:29,526
is where the ancient
riverbed starts.
672
00:30:29,562 --> 00:30:31,528
So he's planning to use
673
00:30:31,564 --> 00:30:33,864
these two points
to locate an area
674
00:30:33,899 --> 00:30:36,166
within the christine
rose's reach
675
00:30:36,202 --> 00:30:38,135
where he just might be
able to pick up
676
00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:40,204
on the riverbed's trail.
677
00:30:40,239 --> 00:30:42,306
And with the most
ambitious slate
678
00:30:42,341 --> 00:30:44,274
in his career on tap,
679
00:30:44,310 --> 00:30:47,611
this summer, shawn
has no margin for error.
680
00:30:47,646 --> 00:30:49,880
[shawn] I didn't work
this hard all these years
681
00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:52,182
to lose it now.
682
00:30:52,218 --> 00:30:54,551
If it all works out,
I'll be set.
683
00:30:54,587 --> 00:30:57,487
My family will be set.
684
00:30:57,523 --> 00:31:00,123
If it don't,
685
00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:02,926
I'll have to start all over.
686
00:31:02,962 --> 00:31:05,729
Hopefully, this riverbed
pays off.
687
00:31:07,299 --> 00:31:10,267
[engine revving]
688
00:31:15,608 --> 00:31:17,441
[narrator] 28 miles east...
689
00:31:21,714 --> 00:31:23,580
Now, we're back on course
690
00:31:23,616 --> 00:31:26,583
to the biggest adventure
of my life.
691
00:31:26,619 --> 00:31:28,652
We're ready to rock and roll.
692
00:31:29,955 --> 00:31:31,521
I'm gonna go talk to my dad
and bother
693
00:31:31,557 --> 00:31:33,190
and get this meeting going
694
00:31:33,225 --> 00:31:36,793
and tell him how much gold
we're gonna make,
695
00:31:36,829 --> 00:31:39,096
and everything
is gonna be good.
696
00:31:40,532 --> 00:31:42,299
Just trust me.
697
00:31:44,637 --> 00:31:46,270
[narrator] kris kelly's
pumped up
698
00:31:46,305 --> 00:31:49,339
and en route to pitch
his plan of a lifetime.
699
00:31:49,375 --> 00:31:50,607
[kris] right now,
we're meeting out
700
00:31:50,643 --> 00:31:53,410
in the middle of nowhere
so nobody hears my plan.
701
00:31:53,445 --> 00:31:55,312
I want this to be a surprise
that I go, bam,
702
00:31:55,347 --> 00:31:56,446
and I show up to elim
703
00:31:56,482 --> 00:31:58,615
and I start
staking everything.
704
00:31:58,651 --> 00:32:01,652
We get nothing
but huge amounts of gold.
705
00:32:01,687 --> 00:32:04,021
I'm gonna make this work
no matter what.
706
00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:09,393
[door opens]
707
00:32:09,428 --> 00:32:12,429
[old western music playing]
708
00:32:16,168 --> 00:32:18,435
[brad] so what's the plan?
What's your big plan?
709
00:32:19,805 --> 00:32:22,172
[kris] we're gonna get to elim
as quick as we can.
710
00:32:23,475 --> 00:32:24,975
There's still lot of gold
in nome,
711
00:32:25,010 --> 00:32:26,877
especially that tomcod
where shawn is.
712
00:32:26,912 --> 00:32:29,246
There's still a lot of ways
to make gold,
713
00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:30,881
but I'm never gonna
own a claim
714
00:32:30,916 --> 00:32:33,517
within a hundred miles
on each way of nome.
715
00:32:33,552 --> 00:32:35,452
The truth,
we're never gonna own [bleep]
716
00:32:35,487 --> 00:32:37,487
and you're nothing
without your own claim.
717
00:32:39,124 --> 00:32:40,157
[brad] what makes you think
718
00:32:40,192 --> 00:32:41,291
that it's prosperous
down there?
719
00:32:41,327 --> 00:32:42,726
What makes you think that?
720
00:32:42,761 --> 00:32:44,194
Our records show from a,
721
00:32:44,229 --> 00:32:45,796
like, a hundred
and twenty years of mining
722
00:32:45,831 --> 00:32:48,432
that there's never been
a gold strike
723
00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:50,300
on the east side
of garvey mountains.
724
00:32:50,336 --> 00:32:52,769
Nobody's mined
anywhere near that
725
00:32:52,805 --> 00:32:55,405
since 1920
when world war I started.
726
00:32:55,441 --> 00:32:58,475
I know people around that area
and they tell me for sure
727
00:32:58,510 --> 00:33:00,444
it's all cobble.
728
00:33:00,479 --> 00:33:01,812
I've done a couple months
of research.
729
00:33:01,847 --> 00:33:03,547
I've really checked
this spot out.
730
00:33:03,582 --> 00:33:05,215
This is where we're gonna
stake our claim.
731
00:33:05,250 --> 00:33:06,950
This is how I'm gonna
make it up here.
732
00:33:06,986 --> 00:33:10,087
I may not be a genius,
but I know how to find gold.
733
00:33:10,122 --> 00:33:11,288
It's really important
right now
734
00:33:11,323 --> 00:33:12,856
that we're all
on the same page
735
00:33:12,891 --> 00:33:14,791
and we're all willing
to make this work.
736
00:33:14,827 --> 00:33:16,560
How many miles
do you think to there?
737
00:33:16,595 --> 00:33:19,796
So, it's about a hundred
and thirty miles to elim
738
00:33:19,832 --> 00:33:21,832
as the bird flies.
739
00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:24,835
[tense music playing]
740
00:33:26,238 --> 00:33:27,204
it's a long way.
741
00:33:27,239 --> 00:33:28,438
The norpac
will get us there...
742
00:33:28,474 --> 00:33:29,773
-And where do we go?
-It's a houseboat,
743
00:33:29,808 --> 00:33:31,008
it's a bathroom,
it's a kitchen,
744
00:33:31,043 --> 00:33:32,609
it's everything you need.
745
00:33:32,644 --> 00:33:35,479
But as you can see,
we gotta go around
746
00:33:35,514 --> 00:33:37,547
a lot of different places,
so it's probably gonna be
747
00:33:37,583 --> 00:33:41,118
like a hundred and fifty,
a hundred and sixty miles.
748
00:33:41,153 --> 00:33:42,919
Okay. Well,
now that's our biggest problem
749
00:33:42,955 --> 00:33:43,887
that I see.
750
00:33:43,922 --> 00:33:45,889
About 20 miles away,
751
00:33:45,924 --> 00:33:48,158
there's a walrus sanctuary.
752
00:33:48,193 --> 00:33:49,559
So, I've never...
753
00:33:49,595 --> 00:33:51,028
Those sons of a bitch
are territorial.
754
00:33:51,063 --> 00:33:53,563
Yeah. They're territorial,
they're big, they're mean.
755
00:33:53,599 --> 00:33:55,899
They've got tusks on them
like these [bleep] big.
756
00:33:55,934 --> 00:33:57,100
They got [bleep] on them
that big.
757
00:33:57,136 --> 00:33:58,769
You better watch out
down there.
758
00:33:58,804 --> 00:34:00,570
Yup. So anyways,
759
00:34:00,605 --> 00:34:03,173
everything we've been doing
in the last four years,
760
00:34:03,208 --> 00:34:06,710
living at the bluffs,
these crazy ice missions
761
00:34:06,745 --> 00:34:08,211
launching off the shore.
762
00:34:08,247 --> 00:34:09,312
This is all been working
763
00:34:09,348 --> 00:34:11,581
towards the master plan
of elim.
764
00:34:12,985 --> 00:34:14,484
Okay. So that's it?
765
00:34:15,921 --> 00:34:17,954
It sounds like
a million dollar idea.
766
00:34:17,990 --> 00:34:19,890
You've done a wonderful job.
767
00:34:19,925 --> 00:34:21,691
I could be rich in the end.
768
00:34:21,727 --> 00:34:23,260
Hell, let's go.
769
00:34:23,295 --> 00:34:25,195
[intense music playing]
770
00:34:25,230 --> 00:34:26,730
[kris] my dad and brother
are onboard
771
00:34:26,765 --> 00:34:28,799
and I can't believe
we're gonna finally do this.
772
00:34:28,834 --> 00:34:30,801
We're gonna make our mark
for once and all.
773
00:34:30,836 --> 00:34:32,169
All for once.
774
00:34:32,204 --> 00:34:33,537
I'm dyslexic.
775
00:34:34,606 --> 00:34:35,839
I know it's gonna work
in my heart.
776
00:34:35,874 --> 00:34:38,008
We just have to make it work.
777
00:34:38,043 --> 00:34:39,943
And we have to
get back safely.
778
00:34:39,978 --> 00:34:43,780
And we have to not get eaten
by walruses and taken away.
779
00:34:46,652 --> 00:34:49,653
[flat tire hissing]
780
00:34:52,658 --> 00:34:54,691
ooh, la-la.
781
00:34:54,726 --> 00:34:57,561
Something about
the smell of markers.
782
00:34:57,596 --> 00:34:59,162
Hi, and welcome
to another episode
783
00:34:59,198 --> 00:35:01,598
of kris kelly's secret guide
to successful mining.
784
00:35:01,633 --> 00:35:04,668
Today, we're gonna be talking
about mining etiquit.
785
00:35:04,703 --> 00:35:06,136
Etiquette. Etiquette.
786
00:35:06,138 --> 00:35:08,004
Etiquette. Etiquit.
787
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,273
[upbeat music playing]
788
00:35:12,111 --> 00:35:16,546
[kris] e-t-I-q-u-e-t-t-e.
789
00:35:16,582 --> 00:35:17,948
It's not the right word.
790
00:35:17,983 --> 00:35:20,183
Shows you how often
I use that word.
791
00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:23,019
Mining etiquette.
792
00:35:24,556 --> 00:35:25,755
[thud]
793
00:35:25,791 --> 00:35:26,623
[bleep]
794
00:35:26,658 --> 00:35:28,391
number one is distance.
795
00:35:28,427 --> 00:35:30,861
When people are out there
and they're on gold,
796
00:35:30,896 --> 00:35:32,362
if you come next to them,
797
00:35:32,397 --> 00:35:34,798
they're gonna run out of their
[bleep] house like a dog.
798
00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:37,033
-You know [mimics barking]
-[dog whines]
799
00:35:37,069 --> 00:35:39,035
so you know what?
Make sure you stay
800
00:35:39,071 --> 00:35:40,637
more than a hundred feet away.
801
00:35:43,142 --> 00:35:44,841
Don't even [bleep] go
near them.
802
00:35:44,877 --> 00:35:47,611
So topic number two is buoys.
803
00:35:47,646 --> 00:35:48,845
How do you spell buoy?
804
00:35:48,881 --> 00:35:50,046
That can't be buoy.
805
00:35:50,082 --> 00:35:51,915
[producer speaking]
806
00:35:51,950 --> 00:35:54,951
oh. After they're done
working the day,
807
00:35:54,987 --> 00:35:57,287
a lot of people will throw
a buoy out there
808
00:35:57,322 --> 00:36:00,524
to tell anybody else,
"don't mine here."
809
00:36:00,559 --> 00:36:01,725
[buzzer buzzes]
810
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:04,361
the problem is
it's like a [bleep] arrow
811
00:36:04,396 --> 00:36:05,762
pointing right to gold.
812
00:36:05,797 --> 00:36:07,531
[bell dinging]
813
00:36:07,566 --> 00:36:10,167
[kris] so, you know,
that's at your own discretion.
814
00:36:10,202 --> 00:36:11,568
Moving on.
815
00:36:11,637 --> 00:36:13,803
Other people's sluice boxes.
816
00:36:14,973 --> 00:36:16,740
Back in the day,
there was a law
817
00:36:16,775 --> 00:36:17,941
that if you got caught
818
00:36:17,976 --> 00:36:19,709
looking at
another man's sluice box,
819
00:36:19,745 --> 00:36:22,345
he could shoot you
and it's 100% legal.
820
00:36:22,381 --> 00:36:23,847
[gunshots]
821
00:36:23,916 --> 00:36:25,682
[kris] today in alaska,
we don't do that.
822
00:36:25,717 --> 00:36:27,217
We just smash your teeth out.
823
00:36:27,252 --> 00:36:29,286
[grunts]
824
00:36:29,321 --> 00:36:31,221
number six
with mining etiquette.
825
00:36:31,256 --> 00:36:32,822
Don't talk about how much
gold you're getting
826
00:36:32,858 --> 00:36:34,658
in the bar.
827
00:36:34,693 --> 00:36:36,426
[kris] you had a great day,
you killed it,
828
00:36:36,461 --> 00:36:37,994
you gotta hide those emotions
829
00:36:38,030 --> 00:36:40,363
and you gotta tell them
we're not getting [bleep].
830
00:36:40,399 --> 00:36:41,464
I'm not saying
don't trust them
831
00:36:41,500 --> 00:36:42,666
because they're great guys,
832
00:36:42,701 --> 00:36:44,534
but I'm just saying
don't trust them,
833
00:36:44,570 --> 00:36:45,502
you know what I'm saying?
834
00:36:45,537 --> 00:36:46,770
And that's it for this episode
835
00:36:46,805 --> 00:36:49,272
of kris kelly's secret guide
to successful mining.
836
00:36:49,308 --> 00:36:51,441
I mean, remember, everybody,
be nice.
837
00:36:51,476 --> 00:36:53,577
[producer speaking]
838
00:36:53,612 --> 00:36:55,345
no. No experience.
839
00:36:57,482 --> 00:36:58,348
No, I don't know.
840
00:37:03,222 --> 00:37:04,688
[buzzing]
841
00:37:07,793 --> 00:37:11,194
[narrator]
nome, alaska is buzzing.
842
00:37:11,230 --> 00:37:12,862
[upbeat music playing]
843
00:37:12,931 --> 00:37:15,565
[zeke]
wait, what's nine plus nine?
844
00:37:15,634 --> 00:37:17,767
Nine... Wait,
nine and a half is 19,
845
00:37:17,803 --> 00:37:20,136
so 19 and a half.
846
00:37:20,172 --> 00:37:22,706
[narrator]
and the activity is swarming
around mad scientist
847
00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:26,610
zeke tenhoff's groundbreaking
sailboat dredge
848
00:37:26,645 --> 00:37:30,146
as he tries to get it
on the water asap.
849
00:37:30,182 --> 00:37:32,849
[zeke] this boat needs to get
in the water, like, yesterday.
850
00:37:32,884 --> 00:37:34,884
I still got, like, pretty
serious laundry list
851
00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,854
of little projects
that I have to do.
852
00:37:37,889 --> 00:37:40,590
Right now, the sailboat
is sitting on the ground
853
00:37:40,626 --> 00:37:43,260
in my front yard
10 miles away from town.
854
00:37:43,295 --> 00:37:44,527
First order of business
855
00:37:44,563 --> 00:37:46,630
is to get the sailboat
on a trailer
856
00:37:46,665 --> 00:37:48,331
and into town to the harbor.
857
00:37:48,367 --> 00:37:49,733
Before I can make that happen,
858
00:37:49,801 --> 00:37:51,268
we have to lift
the whole boat up,
859
00:37:51,303 --> 00:37:53,270
so the bottom of the keel
is five feet above the ground
860
00:37:53,305 --> 00:37:55,505
and that's a huge project.
861
00:37:55,540 --> 00:37:57,173
I've got a lot of pallets
and I think
862
00:37:57,209 --> 00:37:58,875
that I would just have to use
a lot of pallets
863
00:37:58,910 --> 00:38:00,410
-to make it sturdy enough.
-[car horn honking]
864
00:38:00,445 --> 00:38:03,246
sturdy and strong enough,
so, um, I know it'll work.
865
00:38:03,282 --> 00:38:04,381
-It's just...
-[car horn blaring]
866
00:38:04,416 --> 00:38:07,317
...Gonna look a little dicey
probably at times.
867
00:38:11,590 --> 00:38:13,556
[zeke] yeah. Hey, guys.
868
00:38:13,592 --> 00:38:15,659
You're here. Fantastic.
869
00:38:15,694 --> 00:38:17,661
-[raven] zeke.
-[sam] what's up, man?
870
00:38:17,696 --> 00:38:19,663
I put a bat signal out
for some help,
871
00:38:19,698 --> 00:38:22,432
and my prayers were answered,
and I have help.
872
00:38:22,467 --> 00:38:24,301
-It's good to see you, bud.
-[shawn] it's been forever.
873
00:38:24,336 --> 00:38:27,203
-[zeke] good to see you, bud.
-[shawn] oh, yeah.
874
00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:30,507
-[sam] good to see you, man.
-[zeke] yeah, raven,
give me a hug.
875
00:38:30,542 --> 00:38:32,909
[zeke] yeah, now you see,
so you saw this boat before,
876
00:38:32,944 --> 00:38:34,477
but I've been pretty busy
the last...
877
00:38:34,513 --> 00:38:36,379
The last several months here.
I've done a lot.
878
00:38:36,415 --> 00:38:37,747
Yeah. You know where the fun
when you tried
879
00:38:37,783 --> 00:38:40,283
to explain
sailboat gold dredge to me
880
00:38:40,319 --> 00:38:41,851
and I had a picture
in my head.
881
00:38:41,887 --> 00:38:43,953
I thought maybe like a mix
between waterworld
882
00:38:43,989 --> 00:38:45,322
and mad max
and it looks like
883
00:38:45,357 --> 00:38:48,558
you might have
hit the nail on the head.
884
00:38:48,593 --> 00:38:50,794
[zeke] my brother sam
is an amazing musician.
885
00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:54,297
♪ you want it,
she bumped with her ♪
886
00:38:54,333 --> 00:38:56,066
[zeke] he's pretty good
in the accordion,
887
00:38:56,101 --> 00:38:57,701
he's better playing at piano,
888
00:38:57,736 --> 00:38:59,736
and he's got a really good
singing voice.
889
00:39:01,406 --> 00:39:04,040
Sam's bass
and guitar player, raven,
890
00:39:04,076 --> 00:39:06,076
is gonna be on our crew
as well.
891
00:39:08,246 --> 00:39:10,113
They're pretty far
out of the box
892
00:39:10,148 --> 00:39:11,614
guys for sure.
893
00:39:11,650 --> 00:39:14,017
Oh, there. Hi dad.
How's it going?
894
00:39:14,052 --> 00:39:17,087
Yeah. I have some fatty nails
on that thing.
895
00:39:17,122 --> 00:39:19,122
[zeke] and with my dad around,
896
00:39:19,157 --> 00:39:20,657
we can make some magic
happen here.
897
00:39:20,692 --> 00:39:22,459
He knows how sailboats work.
898
00:39:22,494 --> 00:39:24,361
He's got a lot of experience
and I'm going to do
899
00:39:24,396 --> 00:39:27,197
everything I can
to learn from him.
900
00:39:27,232 --> 00:39:29,632
I could delegate labor,
divide and conquer.
901
00:39:29,668 --> 00:39:31,101
We can get a lot more done
than I was able
902
00:39:31,136 --> 00:39:33,069
to get done by myself.
903
00:39:33,105 --> 00:39:34,237
The price of gold went up
904
00:39:34,272 --> 00:39:36,573
to a hundred dollars
just today.
905
00:39:36,608 --> 00:39:37,640
Let's get this boat
in the water.
906
00:39:37,676 --> 00:39:39,542
Gold stress is high.
907
00:39:39,578 --> 00:39:40,744
Pressure's on.
908
00:39:40,779 --> 00:39:42,445
[zeke] I met a guy
who has a trailer.
909
00:39:42,481 --> 00:39:43,713
Trailer is four feet tall
though,
910
00:39:43,749 --> 00:39:45,648
so we're gonna have to lift
the boat up
911
00:39:45,684 --> 00:39:47,717
like four feet up
into the air.
912
00:39:47,753 --> 00:39:48,918
While I'm working on this,
913
00:39:48,954 --> 00:39:51,955
you guys could be
like jacking the boat up
914
00:39:51,990 --> 00:39:53,356
and put the pallets under.
915
00:39:53,392 --> 00:39:54,858
I'm gonna get
my welder set up
916
00:39:54,893 --> 00:39:57,694
and finish welding up
the exhaust.
917
00:39:57,729 --> 00:39:59,162
I'm gonna put the
heat exchanger.
918
00:39:59,197 --> 00:40:02,232
-All right. Sounds good.
-[zeke] sweet, let's do it.
919
00:40:02,267 --> 00:40:04,067
-[zeke speaking]
-[sam] yeah.
920
00:40:04,102 --> 00:40:05,602
Cool.
921
00:40:05,637 --> 00:40:06,903
[raven] I have to do
a little stretching
922
00:40:06,938 --> 00:40:08,271
after that plane ride.
923
00:40:08,306 --> 00:40:10,140
[cutter whirring]
924
00:40:10,175 --> 00:40:13,176
[intense music playing]
925
00:40:15,714 --> 00:40:17,180
[electricity buzzing]
926
00:40:25,157 --> 00:40:27,590
here we've got
some stack fodder.
927
00:40:27,626 --> 00:40:29,726
Dunnage if you will.
928
00:40:29,761 --> 00:40:31,928
Dunnage is one
of my favorite words
929
00:40:31,963 --> 00:40:34,864
because not only
is it fun to say,
930
00:40:34,900 --> 00:40:37,734
but it pertains to really
important stuff.
931
00:40:41,740 --> 00:40:43,239
[raven speaking]
932
00:40:47,145 --> 00:40:48,611
[sam laughing]
933
00:40:50,248 --> 00:40:51,748
[raven speaking]
934
00:41:04,029 --> 00:41:05,161
[zeke] I like it.
935
00:41:05,197 --> 00:41:07,430
[raven] yeah, not so bad.
936
00:41:07,466 --> 00:41:10,533
[zeke] because this boat
needs to get in the water here
937
00:41:10,535 --> 00:41:12,469
within the next couple days.
938
00:41:12,504 --> 00:41:13,770
And, uh...
939
00:41:13,805 --> 00:41:15,371
What the [bleep]
940
00:41:15,407 --> 00:41:16,873
[laughs]
941
00:41:16,908 --> 00:41:18,274
[sam] we're gonna do it
942
00:41:18,310 --> 00:41:21,778
whatever way we need to do it
to make it happen.
943
00:41:21,813 --> 00:41:24,113
[zeke] shouldn't be a problem,
944
00:41:24,149 --> 00:41:25,882
-but I'm so glad
you guys are here.
-[sam] yeah.
945
00:41:27,652 --> 00:41:30,053
[narrator] while one miner
gets his team together,
946
00:41:31,189 --> 00:41:34,491
-seven miles southwest...
-[phone rings]
947
00:41:34,526 --> 00:41:36,292
[woman]
I'm sorry. The person
you were trying to reach
948
00:41:36,328 --> 00:41:39,028
has a voice mailbox
that had not been set up yet.
949
00:41:39,064 --> 00:41:40,296
[vernon] what the [bleep]
950
00:41:42,067 --> 00:41:43,900
[narrator] vernon adkison's
still working
951
00:41:43,935 --> 00:41:46,970
on corralling a crew
worthy of working
952
00:41:47,005 --> 00:41:48,471
on the wild ranger.
953
00:41:48,507 --> 00:41:50,273
[vernon] price of gold
and all these claims
954
00:41:50,308 --> 00:41:53,776
coming up,
it's a madhouse up here.
955
00:41:53,812 --> 00:41:56,713
Most of the best crews that
actually made it to nome,
956
00:41:56,748 --> 00:41:58,648
they've all been gobbled up.
957
00:41:58,683 --> 00:41:59,749
[woman] hello?
958
00:41:59,784 --> 00:42:03,319
Yeah, hey,
vernon adkison here.
959
00:42:03,355 --> 00:42:06,055
But, you know,
right now, I got a few leads,
960
00:42:06,091 --> 00:42:08,124
we'll get rolling here
pretty quick
961
00:42:08,159 --> 00:42:11,327
with another a team,
a new... Brand new a team.
962
00:42:12,597 --> 00:42:15,198
I was wondering
when you're getting into nome.
963
00:42:15,233 --> 00:42:16,533
[woman] when am I getting
into nome?
964
00:42:16,568 --> 00:42:17,934
[vernon] mmm-hmm.
965
00:42:17,969 --> 00:42:21,738
You gonna come up here
and dive with us.
966
00:42:21,773 --> 00:42:24,607
[woman] oh, no, no.
967
00:42:24,643 --> 00:42:26,109
I don't think I will do.
968
00:42:26,144 --> 00:42:28,511
You don't think so?
969
00:42:28,547 --> 00:42:29,812
Mmm-hmm. Bye-bye.
970
00:42:29,848 --> 00:42:31,814
[woman] all right. Bye-bye.
971
00:42:31,850 --> 00:42:33,182
[vernon] oh, boy.
972
00:42:34,352 --> 00:42:35,919
We've scratched her off
the list,
973
00:42:35,954 --> 00:42:38,655
and then we'll go back
to the drawing board.
974
00:42:40,191 --> 00:42:41,758
We'll just keep going down
my list,
975
00:42:41,793 --> 00:42:44,894
next up is gary's sister,
jenny.
976
00:42:44,930 --> 00:42:45,862
[jenny] hello?
977
00:42:45,897 --> 00:42:47,497
Yeah. Hey, jenny, vernon here.
978
00:42:47,532 --> 00:42:48,932
[jenny] hey, vernon.
979
00:42:48,967 --> 00:42:50,833
I got a...
980
00:42:50,869 --> 00:42:52,135
If I can't have gary up here.
981
00:42:52,170 --> 00:42:54,470
She's the next best thing.
982
00:42:54,506 --> 00:42:56,806
[jenny]
oh, yeah, I can't do...
983
00:42:56,841 --> 00:42:59,375
I'm not gonna be able
to make it.
984
00:42:59,411 --> 00:43:02,345
-Okay.
-[jenny] there...
Yeah, there's no way.
985
00:43:02,380 --> 00:43:04,847
Mmm-hmm. I see. Okay.
986
00:43:04,883 --> 00:43:07,083
-All right.
Well, you take care.
-[jenny] good to hear from ya.
987
00:43:07,118 --> 00:43:08,918
-Yup, bye-bye.
-[jenny] yup, bye.
988
00:43:11,022 --> 00:43:12,555
Oh [bleep]
989
00:43:12,591 --> 00:43:14,557
there's one other guy
I wanna talk to.
990
00:43:14,593 --> 00:43:16,092
[phone rings]
991
00:43:17,495 --> 00:43:18,595
[man] hello?
992
00:43:18,630 --> 00:43:21,264
Vernon adkison calling
from nome.
993
00:43:21,299 --> 00:43:22,465
[man]
oh, hey, what's going on?
994
00:43:22,534 --> 00:43:24,400
At this point,
I'm going through...
995
00:43:24,436 --> 00:43:26,603
I'm going down the list
pretty quickly.
996
00:43:26,638 --> 00:43:28,471
On a scale of one to ten,
997
00:43:28,506 --> 00:43:30,740
what would you rate yourself
as a mechanic?
998
00:43:30,775 --> 00:43:32,508
-[man] six, six or seven.
-Six?
999
00:43:32,544 --> 00:43:33,776
I don't know.
1000
00:43:33,812 --> 00:43:37,380
I might end up with a b team
or a c team.
1001
00:43:37,415 --> 00:43:39,482
I'm not gonna just take
any jackweed
1002
00:43:39,517 --> 00:43:41,384
that jumps out of the bushes.
1003
00:43:41,419 --> 00:43:43,052
[man]
I can't do any computerized.
1004
00:43:43,088 --> 00:43:44,354
Oh, okay. All right.
1005
00:43:44,389 --> 00:43:46,522
Don't tell me more
information than I need,
1006
00:43:46,558 --> 00:43:49,359
I'm gonna [bleep]
you said six or seven.
1007
00:43:49,394 --> 00:43:51,828
Now, as a diver, a gold diver
1008
00:43:51,863 --> 00:43:54,564
what would you rate yourself
at?
1009
00:43:54,599 --> 00:43:55,765
[man] on a scale of one
to ten?
1010
00:43:55,834 --> 00:43:57,000
Yeah.
1011
00:43:57,035 --> 00:43:58,534
[man] uh, a nine.
1012
00:44:00,138 --> 00:44:02,171
Are you sure about that?
1013
00:44:02,207 --> 00:44:03,506
[man] uh, yeah, vernon.
1014
00:44:03,541 --> 00:44:04,807
I used to work
in the gulf of mexico
1015
00:44:04,843 --> 00:44:05,975
like...
1016
00:44:06,011 --> 00:44:07,977
Okay, that's enough.
That's enough.
1017
00:44:08,013 --> 00:44:10,680
I got... I got your drip.
I got your drip.
1018
00:44:10,749 --> 00:44:12,115
All right.
If you come up here,
1019
00:44:12,150 --> 00:44:14,150
we'll give you a shot diving.
1020
00:44:14,185 --> 00:44:16,753
[man] okay. And I got to stay
within 33 feet,
1021
00:44:16,788 --> 00:44:18,788
there's no hyperbaric chamber
in nome.
1022
00:44:18,823 --> 00:44:20,890
And if I could... If I could
vent one more time,
1023
00:44:20,925 --> 00:44:22,191
it's gonna kill me.
1024
00:44:22,227 --> 00:44:23,526
Okay.
1025
00:44:23,561 --> 00:44:25,962
You can't get him
to [bleep] shut up.
1026
00:44:25,997 --> 00:44:28,364
Once he starts talking,
he won't shut up.
1027
00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:29,832
So, okay. All right.
1028
00:44:29,868 --> 00:44:31,601
Good luck. Just...
Let's just keep it simple.
1029
00:44:31,636 --> 00:44:34,137
I've got a bunch
of [bleep] going here.
1030
00:44:34,172 --> 00:44:36,606
Do you think
you're coming up here or not?
1031
00:44:36,641 --> 00:44:40,043
If you are, then maybe
I'll hold a slot for you.
1032
00:44:40,078 --> 00:44:41,711
[man] yes, yes. Yeah.
Okay. Well, vernon,
1033
00:44:41,746 --> 00:44:43,279
you know what,
don't hold anything
1034
00:44:43,314 --> 00:44:45,281
because I think
there's a couple of dredges
1035
00:44:45,316 --> 00:44:46,616
for sale up there.
1036
00:44:49,087 --> 00:44:50,219
-And...
-Okay.
1037
00:44:50,255 --> 00:44:51,621
All right. Well, I won't.
1038
00:44:51,690 --> 00:44:54,490
I mean, that's fine,
if you wanna buy your own rig.
1039
00:44:54,526 --> 00:44:57,093
[man] but I'll give you a call
when I get up there.
1040
00:44:59,230 --> 00:45:02,364
[man] I'll touch base with you
as soon as I land.
1041
00:45:02,367 --> 00:45:03,966
So what good
is that gonna do me?
1042
00:45:04,001 --> 00:45:05,568
I mean,
if you're not gonna dive,
1043
00:45:05,603 --> 00:45:08,705
then I'm not following you.
1044
00:45:08,740 --> 00:45:10,640
So I can't count you out
as a diver,
1045
00:45:10,675 --> 00:45:12,041
is that what you're saying?
1046
00:45:13,111 --> 00:45:14,677
-[man] yeah.
-Okay.
1047
00:45:14,713 --> 00:45:17,280
[man] I'll go
discuss it with my wife.
1048
00:45:20,685 --> 00:45:21,517
[bleep]
1049
00:45:23,054 --> 00:45:26,155
there's no one interested
in getting rich,
1050
00:45:26,191 --> 00:45:29,592
highest prices ever for gold
1051
00:45:29,627 --> 00:45:31,694
on one of the hottest claims
in town.
1052
00:45:31,730 --> 00:45:35,431
And I can't get
any good divers.
1053
00:45:35,467 --> 00:45:37,500
I'm sure some other people
would pop out of the woodwork,
1054
00:45:37,535 --> 00:45:39,268
as a matter of fact,
I got some...
1055
00:45:39,304 --> 00:45:41,838
More numbers I can call.
1056
00:45:41,873 --> 00:45:43,840
No one's indispensable.
1057
00:45:49,347 --> 00:45:51,848
[dramatic music playing]
1058
00:45:51,883 --> 00:45:54,217
[narrator] claims on the
largest offshore gold deposit
1059
00:45:54,252 --> 00:45:57,186
in the world
are getting put up for sale,
1060
00:45:57,222 --> 00:46:00,456
sparking an onslaught
of renegade miners to nome
1061
00:46:00,492 --> 00:46:02,959
all scrambling
for their chance
1062
00:46:02,994 --> 00:46:04,360
to get rich quick.
1063
00:46:05,797 --> 00:46:07,797
And on the outskirts
of town...
1064
00:46:10,335 --> 00:46:12,201
[steve] price of gold
is up, up, up.
1065
00:46:12,237 --> 00:46:14,637
So I'm back.
I'm back, back, back.
1066
00:46:14,672 --> 00:46:15,638
Everything's on the table.
1067
00:46:15,673 --> 00:46:17,774
Everything and anything
is on the table.
1068
00:46:17,809 --> 00:46:19,675
[narrator]
an outlaw prospector
1069
00:46:19,711 --> 00:46:21,978
is looking
to put the pieces together
1070
00:46:22,013 --> 00:46:23,412
for his run on the gold.
1071
00:46:23,448 --> 00:46:26,015
[steve] I need wheels.
I need wheels.
1072
00:46:26,050 --> 00:46:28,251
This is the perfect place
though.
1073
00:46:28,286 --> 00:46:31,420
[narrator] like for instance,
a trusty steed
1074
00:46:31,455 --> 00:46:34,157
to get him far and wide.
1075
00:46:34,192 --> 00:46:36,459
[steve]
man, look at this place, man.
1076
00:46:36,494 --> 00:46:39,162
Just wheelers everywhere,
here, there,
1077
00:46:39,197 --> 00:46:42,198
the dead dredges everywhere.
1078
00:46:42,233 --> 00:46:44,834
This place
is like a graveyard, man.
1079
00:46:44,869 --> 00:46:48,404
I know there's a for sale
wheeler around here.
1080
00:46:48,439 --> 00:46:52,375
This is... This is kind
of like a nome used car lot.
1081
00:46:52,410 --> 00:46:53,976
Everything's for sale,
1082
00:46:54,012 --> 00:46:55,545
but no one's here to sell it
1083
00:46:55,580 --> 00:46:57,847
because they abandoned them.
1084
00:46:57,882 --> 00:47:00,383
So, there's all manner
of wheelers,
1085
00:47:00,418 --> 00:47:03,886
pieces, parts, old dredges.
1086
00:47:03,922 --> 00:47:06,989
Someone's got to have
a wheeler for sale.
1087
00:47:07,025 --> 00:47:10,359
Nome is like no other place
you've ever been,
1088
00:47:10,395 --> 00:47:12,028
we're pretty landlocked here.
1089
00:47:12,063 --> 00:47:15,364
There's road... A few roads
going different directions,
1090
00:47:15,400 --> 00:47:16,599
but they don't go anywhere.
1091
00:47:16,634 --> 00:47:19,802
There's no bus and no one
hitchhikes in nome.
1092
00:47:19,838 --> 00:47:23,172
I don't know.
I need some wheels.
1093
00:47:23,208 --> 00:47:26,375
Oh, the gas, if it's,
you know, going rancid.
1094
00:47:27,779 --> 00:47:29,645
No.
1095
00:47:29,681 --> 00:47:30,880
No, no, no.
1096
00:47:32,150 --> 00:47:34,350
My heavens,
this place is rich...
1097
00:47:34,385 --> 00:47:37,019
With dead wheelers.
1098
00:47:37,055 --> 00:47:39,655
Hey, look at this,
this wheeler right here.
1099
00:47:39,691 --> 00:47:41,591
Yeah.
1100
00:47:41,626 --> 00:47:44,360
It's got to be a good one.
It's up on the roof.
1101
00:47:44,395 --> 00:47:47,196
Huh, all right.
1102
00:47:49,534 --> 00:47:51,000
[car horn honks]
1103
00:47:54,472 --> 00:47:55,471
[steve] uh-oh.
1104
00:47:58,309 --> 00:47:59,308
Oh.
1105
00:48:11,256 --> 00:48:12,421
[steve] hey, vernon.
1106
00:48:14,559 --> 00:48:16,325
Steve, is there any
particular good reason
1107
00:48:16,361 --> 00:48:18,761
why you up there
on top of my conex?
1108
00:48:21,099 --> 00:48:22,331
You don't mind me being
on your conex,
1109
00:48:22,367 --> 00:48:24,400
like, looking at your wheeler,
do you?
1110
00:48:28,273 --> 00:48:30,706
[vernon]
you are late this time.
If you're ever late again,
1111
00:48:30,742 --> 00:48:34,176
that'll be the last
phone call you'll ever get.
1112
00:48:34,212 --> 00:48:36,812
[narrator] vernon and steve
have a long history
1113
00:48:36,848 --> 00:48:38,080
on the bering sea.
1114
00:48:38,116 --> 00:48:39,882
-Back off.
-You...
1115
00:48:39,918 --> 00:48:41,851
-[steve] back off,
mr. Vernon, the water.
-Get off the boat.
1116
00:48:41,886 --> 00:48:43,519
-[steve] sir,
I'm off the boat.
-You're off the boat.
1117
00:48:43,554 --> 00:48:44,654
Okay.
1118
00:48:44,689 --> 00:48:46,055
You're off the boat.
1119
00:48:46,090 --> 00:48:47,723
[narrator] the old skipper
even had the pleasure
1120
00:48:47,759 --> 00:48:50,192
of firing him in the past.
1121
00:48:50,228 --> 00:48:51,494
But what's up?
1122
00:48:51,529 --> 00:48:53,329
[steve] well, I'm here
for the second gold rush
1123
00:48:53,364 --> 00:48:54,163
of the decade.
1124
00:48:54,198 --> 00:48:55,665
I need the wheeler.
1125
00:48:55,700 --> 00:48:59,168
Can't get anywhere in nome
without a wheeler, nowhere.
1126
00:48:59,203 --> 00:49:01,170
Well, I mean,
1127
00:49:01,205 --> 00:49:02,705
take a look around,
it's all for sale.
1128
00:49:02,740 --> 00:49:04,340
If you got the right
kind of money...
1129
00:49:06,077 --> 00:49:08,411
Or gold.
1130
00:49:08,446 --> 00:49:09,679
[steve] gold?
1131
00:49:09,714 --> 00:49:11,580
Come on down.
1132
00:49:11,616 --> 00:49:13,582
I got the little jewel
1133
00:49:13,618 --> 00:49:14,984
you might be interested in.
1134
00:49:18,323 --> 00:49:19,522
Nome is a place
where you can
1135
00:49:19,557 --> 00:49:21,357
kind of barter
on your own speculation
1136
00:49:21,392 --> 00:49:22,758
about how much gold
you can get.
1137
00:49:22,794 --> 00:49:25,261
So, you know, future gold...
1138
00:49:25,296 --> 00:49:29,065
Is like cash almost.
1139
00:49:29,100 --> 00:49:31,033
Okay. Well, come on over here
and let me show you this.
1140
00:49:31,069 --> 00:49:32,969
Okay, I will.
1141
00:49:33,004 --> 00:49:34,770
Whoa. Nice.
1142
00:49:37,575 --> 00:49:39,408
So...
1143
00:49:40,311 --> 00:49:41,644
I was looking for a vehicle.
1144
00:49:41,679 --> 00:49:42,979
Maybe not such a nice one,
1145
00:49:43,014 --> 00:49:46,449
but that's more
my price range.
1146
00:49:46,484 --> 00:49:48,951
And this is
of course more my style.
1147
00:49:48,987 --> 00:49:50,920
All right.
So what do you think, steve?
1148
00:49:50,955 --> 00:49:52,755
[steve] how about five
and a half?
1149
00:49:52,790 --> 00:49:54,957
-How about an eight?
-[steve] eight?
1150
00:49:54,993 --> 00:49:57,526
Oh, man. Eight?
1151
00:49:57,562 --> 00:49:59,528
Do you not need it?
1152
00:49:59,564 --> 00:50:00,963
You need to get rid of it?
1153
00:50:02,300 --> 00:50:03,866
I'm not using it.
1154
00:50:03,901 --> 00:50:05,668
I got it in the trade.
1155
00:50:05,703 --> 00:50:07,203
[steve speaking]
1156
00:50:09,073 --> 00:50:11,007
-[steve] I'm gonna get this.
-Sat that down
in the damn thing
1157
00:50:11,042 --> 00:50:12,908
and you are automatically
handsome.
1158
00:50:12,944 --> 00:50:14,243
[steve] yeah.
1159
00:50:14,278 --> 00:50:16,045
I'll give you six ounces
of gold for it,
1160
00:50:16,080 --> 00:50:17,380
thank you very much.
1161
00:50:19,851 --> 00:50:20,850
Woo-hoo.
1162
00:50:23,154 --> 00:50:24,987
[vernon] well, he knows
I won't shoot him.
1163
00:50:26,190 --> 00:50:28,057
Or at least he thinks
I won't shoot him.
1164
00:50:28,092 --> 00:50:29,025
I'm not worried about it.
1165
00:50:29,060 --> 00:50:30,826
There are no roads
out of nome.
1166
00:50:31,896 --> 00:50:33,329
I'll get my gold.
1167
00:50:39,270 --> 00:50:42,271
[intense music playing]
1168
00:50:48,579 --> 00:50:50,312
[narrator] nome harbor,
1169
00:50:50,348 --> 00:50:51,580
7:00 am.
1170
00:50:53,384 --> 00:50:55,451
The summer starting gun
goes off
1171
00:50:55,486 --> 00:50:57,486
sending waves
through the fleet.
1172
00:50:59,223 --> 00:51:01,824
[shawn] yeah,
on our first day of mining.
1173
00:51:01,859 --> 00:51:05,561
It's time to go
put some gold in the box.
1174
00:51:05,596 --> 00:51:08,864
[narrator] aiming to pull in
2.5 million dollars in gold
1175
00:51:08,900 --> 00:51:10,566
to expand his empire,
1176
00:51:11,869 --> 00:51:14,737
shawn pomrenke plays
his first hand.
1177
00:51:14,772 --> 00:51:16,806
[shawn] see if we can find
this whole river bed.
1178
00:51:16,841 --> 00:51:18,140
I know it's there.
1179
00:51:19,911 --> 00:51:21,844
[narrator]
unleashing the christine rose
1180
00:51:21,879 --> 00:51:24,814
to reconnect
with an underwater jackpot.
1181
00:51:28,753 --> 00:51:31,320
On our way up to the top cut,
1182
00:51:31,355 --> 00:51:34,156
first dig of the season.
1183
00:51:34,192 --> 00:51:36,158
We had a good ice season.
1184
00:51:36,194 --> 00:51:39,395
Now, we need an
extraordinarily really good
1185
00:51:39,430 --> 00:51:40,963
summer season.
1186
00:51:44,969 --> 00:51:48,771
In the last season,
we got into that old riverbed
1187
00:51:48,806 --> 00:51:50,706
and it was loaded.
1188
00:51:52,076 --> 00:51:54,477
Seeing if we can get on it,
1189
00:51:54,512 --> 00:51:56,112
put some gold in the box.
1190
00:51:59,650 --> 00:52:01,617
Wish I could just plant
the christine rose
1191
00:52:01,652 --> 00:52:03,219
on the spot from this winter.
1192
00:52:03,254 --> 00:52:04,854
We could pull
three to four times
1193
00:52:04,889 --> 00:52:06,322
as much gold out
of those spots
1194
00:52:06,357 --> 00:52:08,791
with the christine rose
versus diving,
1195
00:52:08,826 --> 00:52:11,961
but this old girl
can't make it down that deep.
1196
00:52:11,996 --> 00:52:13,329
So I got a track it down
1197
00:52:13,364 --> 00:52:14,830
somewhere in between
the beach
1198
00:52:14,866 --> 00:52:17,166
and those deep water
coordinates.
1199
00:52:17,201 --> 00:52:19,168
It's a lot easier said
than done.
1200
00:52:22,373 --> 00:52:24,273
We made it to the tomcod.
1201
00:52:25,343 --> 00:52:27,143
Now, it's time
to find some gold.
1202
00:52:32,517 --> 00:52:34,016
[water splashing]
1203
00:52:48,132 --> 00:52:50,232
[shawn] here comes
the first scoop of the season.
1204
00:53:02,947 --> 00:53:05,414
Well, I have to take a pan
to see what it looks like.
1205
00:53:23,634 --> 00:53:25,134
[shawn speaking]
1206
00:53:28,639 --> 00:53:30,973
we're looking for a gravel,
1207
00:53:31,008 --> 00:53:34,476
and cobble,
and heavy material,
1208
00:53:34,512 --> 00:53:37,646
lots of rocks, lots of gold.
1209
00:53:39,283 --> 00:53:40,549
An old riverbed like this
1210
00:53:40,585 --> 00:53:42,318
is what dreams are made of.
1211
00:53:42,353 --> 00:53:46,088
Hopefully it's as hot
and close as it is out deep
1212
00:53:46,123 --> 00:53:49,425
because we know
it's on fire out there.
1213
00:53:49,460 --> 00:53:51,060
That's why I'm itching
to make this deal
1214
00:53:51,095 --> 00:53:52,761
out in the myrtle.
1215
00:53:52,797 --> 00:53:54,096
It's got a great big bucket
1216
00:53:54,131 --> 00:53:56,465
and it can reach 30 feet deep.
1217
00:53:56,534 --> 00:53:57,866
It's like a match made
in heaven.
1218
00:54:03,007 --> 00:54:04,240
Not seeing it.
1219
00:54:04,275 --> 00:54:06,542
It looks like
they're good stuff, but...
1220
00:54:07,845 --> 00:54:09,345
[shawn speaking]
1221
00:54:11,949 --> 00:54:13,882
until you see the gold
in the pan,
1222
00:54:13,918 --> 00:54:15,251
then we don't run it.
1223
00:54:15,286 --> 00:54:16,785
There ain't no point
in running dirt
1224
00:54:16,821 --> 00:54:18,254
with no gold in it.
1225
00:54:20,758 --> 00:54:21,957
There's a little bit in here,
1226
00:54:21,993 --> 00:54:24,226
but that's not gonna cut it.
1227
00:54:25,429 --> 00:54:27,563
We need to find that riverbed.
1228
00:54:32,069 --> 00:54:33,502
I'm not gonna leave
the christine rose
1229
00:54:33,537 --> 00:54:35,337
until I get it on gold.
1230
00:54:35,373 --> 00:54:38,207
Dave's expecting me to bring
over plans for the myrtle,
1231
00:54:38,242 --> 00:54:41,543
but I have to have gold
coming in, that's priority,
1232
00:54:41,579 --> 00:54:43,946
and then I'll draw up
the plans for the myrtle.
1233
00:54:46,083 --> 00:54:48,484
I have the most
I've ever had at stake
1234
00:54:48,519 --> 00:54:51,720
before this season.
1235
00:54:51,756 --> 00:54:53,522
Tomcod claim,
1236
00:54:53,557 --> 00:54:55,057
find my dad out,
1237
00:54:55,092 --> 00:54:57,459
taking over the myrtle,
1238
00:54:57,495 --> 00:55:00,362
and I got a keep
everything up and running.
1239
00:55:00,398 --> 00:55:02,431
We'll find that riverbed.
1240
00:55:02,466 --> 00:55:05,100
I'll find her gold.
1241
00:55:05,136 --> 00:55:07,503
This season's gonna
[muted] kill me.
1242
00:55:10,608 --> 00:55:11,707
[machine whirring]
1243
00:55:11,742 --> 00:55:14,677
[suspenseful music playing]
1244
00:55:16,113 --> 00:55:18,747
welcome to steve riedel's
weird, wild,
1245
00:55:18,783 --> 00:55:20,949
wonderful world of nome,
alaska.
1246
00:55:20,985 --> 00:55:23,986
[tense music playing]
1247
00:55:25,990 --> 00:55:27,656
I got to do this
sort like shake it out,
1248
00:55:27,692 --> 00:55:30,059
you know,
get your energy out there.
1249
00:55:30,094 --> 00:55:31,293
Okay.
1250
00:55:31,329 --> 00:55:33,796
I'm out here
at wyatt earp's old place.
1251
00:55:34,832 --> 00:55:36,732
Wyatt earp was the famous guy
1252
00:55:36,767 --> 00:55:38,634
who was the lawman
at the o.K. Corral.
1253
00:55:40,071 --> 00:55:43,739
Then he came to nome
in late 1800s.
1254
00:55:43,774 --> 00:55:45,674
He had places in nome.
1255
00:55:45,710 --> 00:55:47,976
He had this place
out of town.
1256
00:55:48,012 --> 00:55:48,911
He had the booze,
1257
00:55:48,946 --> 00:55:50,012
he had the gambling,
1258
00:55:50,047 --> 00:55:51,480
and he had the ladies.
1259
00:55:51,515 --> 00:55:53,182
So when a miner came in,
1260
00:55:53,217 --> 00:55:56,352
no chance he'd be leaving
with any gold.
1261
00:55:56,387 --> 00:55:58,387
Wyatt earp
is the best example
1262
00:55:58,422 --> 00:55:59,688
of how to mine the miners.
1263
00:55:59,724 --> 00:56:01,657
He was a bad guy, in a way,
1264
00:56:01,692 --> 00:56:03,992
and then he was a good guy,
kind of a hero.
1265
00:56:04,028 --> 00:56:06,462
Depends on your attitude
towards nome, alaska
1266
00:56:06,497 --> 00:56:07,396
and what you think.
1267
00:56:09,233 --> 00:56:10,232
Cool, eh?
1268
00:56:10,267 --> 00:56:11,567
Here it is.
1269
00:56:11,602 --> 00:56:12,801
As you came in,
1270
00:56:12,837 --> 00:56:16,038
this lonely miner,
a couple girls,
1271
00:56:16,073 --> 00:56:18,207
wyatt dealing cards.
1272
00:56:18,242 --> 00:56:20,309
It's still got wyatt's spirit.
1273
00:56:20,344 --> 00:56:21,543
It's kind of crazy.
1274
00:56:21,579 --> 00:56:23,579
This might've been
wyatt earp's bed.
1275
00:56:23,614 --> 00:56:25,114
Imagine him, huh?
1276
00:56:25,149 --> 00:56:27,649
Girls would head up here
every night.
1277
00:56:27,685 --> 00:56:30,619
What I found,
look at this thing.
1278
00:56:30,654 --> 00:56:33,555
It's an attic. Maybe
it holds some secrets, huh?
1279
00:56:33,591 --> 00:56:34,890
I'm gonna go up
and take a look.
1280
00:56:38,195 --> 00:56:41,163
I'm up in
wyatt earp's treasure land.
1281
00:56:41,198 --> 00:56:43,932
So far though,
I found some of his pants.
1282
00:56:43,968 --> 00:56:46,001
He stashed and you never can
have enough pants,
1283
00:56:46,036 --> 00:56:47,136
you know,
when you're a gold miner,
1284
00:56:47,171 --> 00:56:48,570
you're always wearing
them out.
1285
00:56:51,075 --> 00:56:53,275
There might be something here
that's a treasure.
1286
00:56:53,310 --> 00:56:57,546
This might be wyatt earp's
original wristwatch.
1287
00:56:57,581 --> 00:56:59,214
He was a badass.
Look at that.
1288
00:56:59,250 --> 00:57:00,582
Look at the size
of that thing.
1289
00:57:01,819 --> 00:57:03,619
Close up on the nails.
1290
00:57:03,654 --> 00:57:04,987
Stay tuned next time
1291
00:57:05,022 --> 00:57:08,290
for steve's weird,
wonderful, wild...
1292
00:57:08,325 --> 00:57:09,591
Wow. Whoo.
1293
00:57:09,627 --> 00:57:11,260
Steve's weird, wild,
1294
00:57:11,295 --> 00:57:13,529
wonderful world of nome,
alaska.
1295
00:57:13,564 --> 00:57:16,165
Woo-hoo. Nailed it.
1296
00:57:20,104 --> 00:57:22,805
[narrator] on the easternmost
mining grounds in nome.
1297
00:57:25,910 --> 00:57:27,409
[engine revving]
1298
00:57:38,456 --> 00:57:41,290
[emily]
the claim I'm looking for
is about two miles
1299
00:57:41,358 --> 00:57:43,192
past the nome river.
1300
00:57:43,227 --> 00:57:46,228
Yeah, so we got
the waypoint right here.
1301
00:57:46,263 --> 00:57:49,731
And it leads just south out
in the ocean
1302
00:57:49,767 --> 00:57:52,901
of where
my current position is.
1303
00:57:52,937 --> 00:57:55,204
I'm gonna stick around here
a bit.
1304
00:57:55,239 --> 00:57:56,839
[narrator] before making
the biggest investment
1305
00:57:56,874 --> 00:57:57,973
of her career.
1306
00:57:58,008 --> 00:58:00,409
Emily riedel
is kicking the tires
1307
00:58:00,444 --> 00:58:03,745
on the first claim
under consideration.
1308
00:58:03,781 --> 00:58:06,682
Claim four,
largely forgotten.
1309
00:58:06,717 --> 00:58:07,916
But years ago,
1310
00:58:07,952 --> 00:58:10,486
a site that produced
promising results
1311
00:58:10,521 --> 00:58:12,354
for a small handful
of miners.
1312
00:58:14,625 --> 00:58:16,692
[emily] all right. Let see
what we're working with.
1313
00:58:18,929 --> 00:58:20,462
I'm not really interested
in following
1314
00:58:20,498 --> 00:58:22,431
the herd down west.
1315
00:58:22,466 --> 00:58:23,699
Everyone's going down there
right now,
1316
00:58:23,734 --> 00:58:24,867
that's gonna cause,
1317
00:58:24,902 --> 00:58:28,737
you know, claim prices
to escalate wildly.
1318
00:58:28,772 --> 00:58:30,005
I am definitely
more interested
1319
00:58:30,040 --> 00:58:32,374
in checking out what's east.
1320
00:58:32,409 --> 00:58:35,077
The fact that nobody
is working these claims
1321
00:58:35,112 --> 00:58:37,212
and I guess
kind of abandoned,
1322
00:58:37,248 --> 00:58:38,914
I think I can get
a good price in them.
1323
00:58:38,949 --> 00:58:41,917
So, it's absolutely
worthwhile, at least,
1324
00:58:41,952 --> 00:58:43,919
you know, taking a look
and prospecting
1325
00:58:43,954 --> 00:58:45,921
and trying to find
something rich.
1326
00:58:48,759 --> 00:58:51,226
I don't know. This could show
some nice gold presence.
1327
00:58:52,696 --> 00:58:54,363
And...
1328
00:58:54,398 --> 00:58:55,831
If you find gold here,
1329
00:58:55,866 --> 00:58:58,200
it means you're going
to find gold out there,
1330
00:58:58,235 --> 00:58:59,368
most likely.
1331
00:59:00,204 --> 00:59:02,204
Lots of gold has been found
1332
00:59:02,239 --> 00:59:04,039
just a mile
to the west of me.
1333
00:59:04,074 --> 00:59:07,009
So, it's definitely worth
checking out this spot.
1334
00:59:10,014 --> 00:59:11,980
[narrator] the most promising
sign in a beach pan
1335
00:59:12,016 --> 00:59:14,683
that gold
is on the seafloor is...
1336
00:59:14,718 --> 00:59:18,186
Well, gold, specks of it,
actually.
1337
00:59:18,222 --> 00:59:20,222
Barely discernable to most,
1338
00:59:20,257 --> 00:59:22,391
but to the trained eye
of a miner,
1339
00:59:22,426 --> 00:59:25,260
enough to suggest
fertile ground.
1340
00:59:25,296 --> 00:59:28,397
Also, the presence
of heavy iron-based minerals
1341
00:59:28,432 --> 00:59:30,165
known as black sand
1342
00:59:30,234 --> 00:59:33,135
could mean a goldmine
lies out yonder.
1343
00:59:38,976 --> 00:59:40,275
[emily] all right.
Come on, ocean.
1344
00:59:49,219 --> 00:59:53,622
Yeah, I know there's a bit
of a gold rush on at least
1345
00:59:53,657 --> 00:59:56,658
near the nome river
some years ago.
1346
00:59:56,694 --> 00:59:59,595
So, chances are
there's a reasonable
1347
00:59:59,630 --> 01:00:02,331
amount of gold down here
1348
01:00:02,366 --> 01:00:04,566
that hasn't really been picked
over yet.
1349
01:00:05,269 --> 01:00:06,401
So, a lot of these claims
1350
01:00:06,437 --> 01:00:08,904
haven't really been explored
too much.
1351
01:00:08,939 --> 01:00:10,939
But people have found...
1352
01:00:10,975 --> 01:00:12,908
People have found
a lot of gold down here.
1353
01:00:18,816 --> 01:00:20,749
Ugh.
1354
01:00:20,784 --> 01:00:23,418
Yeah, not even a speck
of gold on that sample.
1355
01:00:26,857 --> 01:00:28,690
Yeah, there's not speck
of gold in there.
1356
01:00:28,726 --> 01:00:30,592
All right.
It's disappointing.
1357
01:00:33,297 --> 01:00:36,732
All right. I'm gonna dig
a little bit deeper.
1358
01:00:36,767 --> 01:00:39,001
This is a huge step
I'm taking,
1359
01:00:39,036 --> 01:00:40,402
trying to buy a claim.
1360
01:00:40,437 --> 01:00:43,705
We're talking about hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
1361
01:00:43,741 --> 01:00:46,642
That money is gone if it's...
Turns out to be a failure,
1362
01:00:46,677 --> 01:00:48,477
but not only that, the...
1363
01:00:48,512 --> 01:00:51,747
My operation isn't gonna be
able to produce.
1364
01:00:51,782 --> 01:00:55,150
And that's gonna be
a failure.
1365
01:00:55,185 --> 01:00:57,319
I just pulled
a little bit of the material
1366
01:00:57,354 --> 01:00:58,754
off the top there.
1367
01:00:58,789 --> 01:01:00,555
Let's check it out
a little bit deeper down.
1368
01:01:03,627 --> 01:01:05,227
[narrator] three miles west.
1369
01:01:05,262 --> 01:01:08,630
[upbeat music playing]
1370
01:01:08,666 --> 01:01:10,132
[vernon] welcome aboard.
1371
01:01:10,167 --> 01:01:12,067
We're going out
for the first time today.
1372
01:01:12,102 --> 01:01:14,136
Got all the system
checked out.
1373
01:01:14,171 --> 01:01:16,471
Everything seems to be
working fine.
1374
01:01:16,507 --> 01:01:17,706
[narrator] after scouring nome
1375
01:01:17,741 --> 01:01:19,541
for the highest caliber
recruits.
1376
01:01:19,576 --> 01:01:22,177
Vernon adkison has assembled
what he hopes
1377
01:01:22,212 --> 01:01:24,846
will be his ultimate
summer dream team
1378
01:01:24,882 --> 01:01:26,882
from the gold ship
wild ranger.
1379
01:01:26,917 --> 01:01:29,184
We're gonna go out,
do a test dive.
1380
01:01:29,219 --> 01:01:30,519
We'll see
how you do out there.
1381
01:01:30,554 --> 01:01:33,722
I got full faith
you'll probably do very well.
1382
01:01:33,757 --> 01:01:35,123
It's a first-class rig
1383
01:01:35,159 --> 01:01:36,725
and I want
a first-class crew
1384
01:01:36,760 --> 01:01:39,861
that would try to run
a class operation here,
1385
01:01:39,897 --> 01:01:43,732
uh, you know, I don't like any
of that low-riding [bleep]
1386
01:01:43,767 --> 01:01:47,002
using profanity
every [bleep] minute.
1387
01:01:47,037 --> 01:01:48,737
[laughter]
1388
01:01:48,772 --> 01:01:51,139
so if anybody's gonna do that,
1389
01:01:51,208 --> 01:01:52,841
that's gotta be me, right?
1390
01:01:54,178 --> 01:01:55,477
[man] you ready, vernon?
1391
01:01:55,512 --> 01:01:58,814
-[vernon] yeah, ready.
-[man] okay. We're good.
1392
01:01:58,849 --> 01:02:03,452
[vernon] okay, here we go.
1393
01:02:03,520 --> 01:02:05,954
This may be a ragtag crew
right now,
1394
01:02:05,989 --> 01:02:09,024
but sometimes, you find
diamonds in the rough.
1395
01:02:09,059 --> 01:02:10,726
And these guys are hungry.
1396
01:02:10,761 --> 01:02:14,362
I absolutely like people
who show driving ambition.
1397
01:02:14,398 --> 01:02:16,832
It reminds me of myself.
1398
01:02:16,867 --> 01:02:18,300
But mike and gary,
1399
01:02:18,335 --> 01:02:20,802
that's new gary,
not old gary,
1400
01:02:20,838 --> 01:02:22,504
have worked with me before,
1401
01:02:22,539 --> 01:02:24,873
but then I got two new guys,
1402
01:02:24,908 --> 01:02:28,210
bryan and kye
1403
01:02:28,245 --> 01:02:30,679
that I don't know
very much about.
1404
01:02:30,714 --> 01:02:32,347
I'll put these guys
through their paces
1405
01:02:32,382 --> 01:02:34,516
and see what they've got.
1406
01:02:34,551 --> 01:02:36,585
Now, let's get ready
to anchor up.
1407
01:02:38,856 --> 01:02:40,088
[boat squeaking]
1408
01:02:40,124 --> 01:02:42,190
[vernon] you know,
bryan's getting good.
1409
01:02:42,226 --> 01:02:44,025
He's about ready
to make some splash.
1410
01:02:44,061 --> 01:02:45,794
And I want something that...
I need somebody
1411
01:02:45,829 --> 01:02:47,262
that knows
how to communicate,
1412
01:02:47,297 --> 01:02:49,831
so we'd be out of work fast.
1413
01:02:49,867 --> 01:02:50,932
But this is the first time
1414
01:02:50,968 --> 01:02:52,200
he's...
1415
01:02:52,236 --> 01:02:54,035
Going in, in the ocean.
1416
01:02:54,071 --> 01:02:55,871
[bryan] let's get down there
and prove myself to the crew
1417
01:02:55,906 --> 01:02:57,172
that I'm a capable diver
1418
01:02:57,207 --> 01:03:00,208
and can handle the cold water
and handle the work.
1419
01:03:00,244 --> 01:03:01,877
This is trust building.
1420
01:03:01,912 --> 01:03:03,245
[vernon] bryan's first up.
1421
01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:05,947
He's done some dredging
in the rivers and creeks,
1422
01:03:05,983 --> 01:03:09,151
but that's nothing compared
to the bering sea.
1423
01:03:09,186 --> 01:03:12,087
This will be a whole new can
of worms for him.
1424
01:03:12,122 --> 01:03:14,956
He may be crying for his mama
before the day is over.
1425
01:03:24,568 --> 01:03:26,201
[kye]
how are you doing down there?
1426
01:03:26,236 --> 01:03:27,235
[bryan] okay.
1427
01:03:31,241 --> 01:03:34,676
[kye] you can unhook the line.
1428
01:03:34,711 --> 01:03:37,646
[bryan]
well, I gotta look around.
See if I could find cobble.
1429
01:03:37,714 --> 01:03:39,514
[vernon] yeah,
just poke a hole in that sand
1430
01:03:39,550 --> 01:03:41,883
and see
if there's cobble underneath.
1431
01:03:46,924 --> 01:03:50,125
[bryan] there's cobble.
1432
01:03:50,160 --> 01:03:51,993
[kye] there you go.
There you go. I see it.
1433
01:03:52,029 --> 01:03:54,629
[vernon] all right.
That's real good.
1434
01:03:54,665 --> 01:03:56,932
Just incubate the sand
and the cobble
1435
01:03:56,967 --> 01:03:59,501
and work right at the top
of the hard pan
1436
01:03:59,536 --> 01:04:01,636
but don't go
through the hard pan.
1437
01:04:07,411 --> 01:04:09,711
Bryan,
be careful of your hands.
1438
01:04:09,746 --> 01:04:12,347
Don't get it caught between
that nozzle and a rock.
1439
01:04:12,382 --> 01:04:13,882
[bryan] okay.
1440
01:04:16,253 --> 01:04:17,853
[vernon]
he's moving some materials.
1441
01:04:17,888 --> 01:04:21,523
And I'd like to see him
stay on it.
1442
01:04:21,558 --> 01:04:22,657
Bryan is down.
1443
01:04:22,693 --> 01:04:24,192
I've got the camera
on his a mask,
1444
01:04:24,228 --> 01:04:25,727
I can see
what he's looking at.
1445
01:04:25,762 --> 01:04:27,262
Now, he's handling the nozzle.
1446
01:04:27,297 --> 01:04:29,865
I can look at the box
and see he's moving
1447
01:04:29,900 --> 01:04:31,833
a good bit material.
1448
01:04:31,869 --> 01:04:33,401
All right. So far,
1449
01:04:33,437 --> 01:04:36,371
I'm liking what I'm seeing
out of him.
1450
01:04:36,406 --> 01:04:39,040
We got everything working
the way it's supposed to
1451
01:04:39,076 --> 01:04:43,044
and getting everybody working
together like a team.
1452
01:04:43,080 --> 01:04:45,647
-[bryan] totally in.
-[vernon] feels good.
1453
01:04:45,682 --> 01:04:47,449
Like a duck on the water.
1454
01:04:49,553 --> 01:04:52,554
[upbeat music playing]
1455
01:04:56,526 --> 01:04:58,026
[barking]
1456
01:05:01,465 --> 01:05:02,631
[narrator] across town.
1457
01:05:08,338 --> 01:05:10,639
We're going down
to norpac, chris...
1458
01:05:10,674 --> 01:05:11,940
Right now,
we're going to go the norpac
1459
01:05:11,975 --> 01:05:13,775
to meet chris
and talk over the plan.
1460
01:05:13,810 --> 01:05:14,943
See if the gold's
in the water,
1461
01:05:14,978 --> 01:05:16,544
see if everything
is taken care of.
1462
01:05:16,580 --> 01:05:18,013
And actually see what we need
1463
01:05:18,048 --> 01:05:20,148
for our system to work.
1464
01:05:20,183 --> 01:05:22,484
[narrator] a wild bunch
of kellys make strides
1465
01:05:22,519 --> 01:05:25,353
toward the captain's plan
to raid claims
1466
01:05:25,389 --> 01:05:28,390
on the remote shores of elim.
1467
01:05:28,425 --> 01:05:30,992
[kris] he told me
the boat is down here
1468
01:05:31,028 --> 01:05:32,327
along the wall.
1469
01:05:32,396 --> 01:05:33,895
[narrator]
first order of business,
1470
01:05:33,931 --> 01:05:37,499
a meeting chris has arranged
with the skipper of the boat
1471
01:05:37,534 --> 01:05:40,101
that'll take them
to the promised land.
1472
01:05:40,137 --> 01:05:42,137
-[brad] right there.
-[kris] where'd you see it?
1473
01:05:42,172 --> 01:05:43,872
[brad] right there,
the first boat.
1474
01:05:43,907 --> 01:05:45,907
Look who's here.
It's dave mccully's truck
1475
01:05:45,943 --> 01:05:48,076
right there.
That's not chris mccully.
1476
01:05:48,111 --> 01:05:49,945
I don't see
even chris's truck here.
1477
01:05:49,980 --> 01:05:51,313
I just see his daddy.
1478
01:05:51,348 --> 01:05:54,549
[brad] his dad is here because
his dad's [bleep] boat.
1479
01:05:57,554 --> 01:05:59,821
[andy]
there he is inside the boat.
1480
01:05:59,856 --> 01:06:01,156
Do you wanna go talk to him?
1481
01:06:01,191 --> 01:06:04,092
[kris] yeah, I wanna go talk
to him. Get me out here.
1482
01:06:04,127 --> 01:06:06,261
-[andy] all right.
-Go talk to him.
1483
01:06:06,296 --> 01:06:07,696
Let's check
what's going on, dude.
1484
01:06:07,731 --> 01:06:09,831
What's going on right now?
Dave mccully is here.
1485
01:06:09,866 --> 01:06:11,132
He's supposed
to be in the philippines,
1486
01:06:11,168 --> 01:06:12,901
so put the camera down
and let me take care
1487
01:06:12,936 --> 01:06:13,935
of my thing.
1488
01:06:15,572 --> 01:06:16,838
I made a deal with chris.
1489
01:06:16,873 --> 01:06:18,406
It's his dad's boat.
But it's...
1490
01:06:18,442 --> 01:06:23,044
Chris told me his dad
was gonna be overseas.
1491
01:06:23,080 --> 01:06:25,447
And right now,
chris is a no-show
1492
01:06:25,482 --> 01:06:27,615
and his dad
is very much in town.
1493
01:06:29,953 --> 01:06:31,353
-[dave] yo.
-[kris] hey,
how are you doing?
1494
01:06:31,388 --> 01:06:32,887
Is chris around today?
1495
01:06:32,923 --> 01:06:34,589
[dave]
I know he's out somewhere.
1496
01:06:34,624 --> 01:06:38,193
[kris] I was expecting to see,
uh, other chris this morning.
1497
01:06:38,228 --> 01:06:40,061
-[dave speaking]
-[kris] yeah, your kid.
I was, uh...
1498
01:06:40,097 --> 01:06:41,863
Do you mind if I come
and talk to you for a minute?
1499
01:06:41,898 --> 01:06:43,498
-[dave speaking]
-[kris] oh, okay.
1500
01:06:43,533 --> 01:06:45,066
So you, uh, you don't
really know me.
1501
01:06:45,102 --> 01:06:47,302
-I'm kris kelly.
-[dave] kris kelly.
1502
01:06:47,337 --> 01:06:49,004
[dave speaking]
1503
01:06:49,039 --> 01:06:51,639
[kris] I'm brad's son.
You know like the...
1504
01:06:51,675 --> 01:06:53,441
-[dave speaking]
-[kris] yeah, well,
you know him...
1505
01:06:53,477 --> 01:06:55,043
-You know him.
-[dave] yeah. Okay.
1506
01:06:55,078 --> 01:06:57,379
[kris] so I, um... You okay...
Like, the truth is,
1507
01:06:57,414 --> 01:06:59,748
I was trying to make a deal
with chris this season.
1508
01:06:59,783 --> 01:07:01,449
I, um... Can I come in
and talk to you
1509
01:07:01,485 --> 01:07:02,584
for a little bit?
1510
01:07:02,619 --> 01:07:05,053
-[dave speaking]
-[kris] okay. Thank you.
1511
01:07:05,088 --> 01:07:06,755
I have suspicion
that chris mccully
1512
01:07:06,790 --> 01:07:08,823
didn't tell his dad
about our deal.
1513
01:07:08,859 --> 01:07:10,091
He was just hoping
we were going to pull
1514
01:07:10,127 --> 01:07:11,126
this whole adventure off
1515
01:07:11,161 --> 01:07:13,161
before his dad got back
into town.
1516
01:07:13,196 --> 01:07:15,363
It's kind of like
a ferris bueller thing.
1517
01:07:15,399 --> 01:07:16,431
[man] can I come with you?
1518
01:07:16,466 --> 01:07:17,665
Yeah, come on.
1519
01:07:18,902 --> 01:07:21,436
So this could be a problem.
1520
01:07:21,471 --> 01:07:24,372
Uh, I was expecting
to see chris today.
1521
01:07:24,408 --> 01:07:26,808
Um, I kind of was trying
to work him a deal
1522
01:07:26,843 --> 01:07:28,810
where we were going to go
to elim together
1523
01:07:28,845 --> 01:07:31,346
and prospect these claims,
1524
01:07:31,381 --> 01:07:33,481
probably start
a new gold rush.
1525
01:07:33,517 --> 01:07:37,318
My kid was trying to make
a deal with you, huh?
1526
01:07:37,354 --> 01:07:40,088
-Well...
-How the [bleep]
did that work?
1527
01:07:40,123 --> 01:07:41,990
I kind of thought you were in
on the whole thing,
1528
01:07:42,025 --> 01:07:44,492
you know,
you were coordinating.
1529
01:07:44,528 --> 01:07:46,861
I wasn't trying to take
the boat without you knowing.
1530
01:07:46,897 --> 01:07:48,730
I kind of thought chris
had this whole deal with you.
1531
01:07:48,765 --> 01:07:50,465
Well, you had a pretty
shocked face...
1532
01:07:50,534 --> 01:07:52,734
Look on your face when you
knocked on the window there.
1533
01:07:52,769 --> 01:07:54,502
Well, he said
you were in the philippines.
1534
01:07:54,538 --> 01:07:56,805
You were going to be there
for a little while relaxing,
1535
01:07:56,840 --> 01:07:57,939
-you know.
-Surprise, surprise.
1536
01:07:57,974 --> 01:07:59,274
[kris] surprise, surprise.
1537
01:07:59,309 --> 01:08:01,443
Welcome back
is what I mean to say.
1538
01:08:01,478 --> 01:08:02,610
I wish he had told me
about it.
1539
01:08:02,646 --> 01:08:04,512
[laughing]
1540
01:08:04,548 --> 01:08:06,815
-we talked about it...
-First of all, he couldn't
even start this boat,
1541
01:08:06,850 --> 01:08:09,551
let alone to drive it to elim
and back.
1542
01:08:09,586 --> 01:08:11,152
I didn't know
that part either.
1543
01:08:11,188 --> 01:08:12,520
Um, yeah.
1544
01:08:12,556 --> 01:08:13,988
[dave]
it's a really complex boat.
1545
01:08:14,024 --> 01:08:16,291
Nobody's driving it but me,
guys.
1546
01:08:16,326 --> 01:08:18,493
[kris] no, I completely
understand that.
1547
01:08:18,528 --> 01:08:19,561
So, really, what I need to do
1548
01:08:19,596 --> 01:08:21,496
is I need to make my deal
with you.
1549
01:08:21,531 --> 01:08:22,864
[dave] I don't really...
I don't know you.
1550
01:08:22,899 --> 01:08:24,165
I never met you
before in my life.
1551
01:08:24,234 --> 01:08:27,268
So I can't believe you
and my kid were planning
1552
01:08:27,304 --> 01:08:29,304
on taking this boat
to begin with.
1553
01:08:32,943 --> 01:08:35,310
[kris]
right now, my four-year plan
trying to get to elim
1554
01:08:35,345 --> 01:08:38,746
is in the hands of a person
that doesn't even know me.
1555
01:08:38,782 --> 01:08:40,281
So I'm gonna have to turn
the charm up
1556
01:08:40,317 --> 01:08:42,016
to a hundred percent.
1557
01:08:42,052 --> 01:08:44,919
You know, I'll tell you
little bit about the elim,
1558
01:08:44,954 --> 01:08:47,555
-about why I think
there's gold there about...
-I've heard about elim,
1559
01:08:47,591 --> 01:08:50,658
but I... You know, I know
iron creek's got history.
1560
01:08:50,694 --> 01:08:54,229
So, yeah,
there's potential down there.
1561
01:08:54,264 --> 01:08:56,598
I have a little prospecting
rig called the sickle.
1562
01:08:56,633 --> 01:08:57,799
So it's six inches.
1563
01:08:57,834 --> 01:08:59,934
It's really light and easy
to take care of.
1564
01:08:59,970 --> 01:09:01,669
I can launch out
at your front,
1565
01:09:01,705 --> 01:09:03,071
couldn't be better for me.
1566
01:09:06,076 --> 01:09:09,043
I could potentially charter
the boat to you.
1567
01:09:09,079 --> 01:09:11,446
But, uh, I don't know.
You might not like the price.
1568
01:09:11,481 --> 01:09:13,081
You know, I'll make you
a deal on some of the gold
1569
01:09:13,116 --> 01:09:14,482
we get down there.
1570
01:09:14,518 --> 01:09:15,817
Yeah, it's not cheap to run.
1571
01:09:15,852 --> 01:09:20,555
So, you know,
it'd be 1,500 a day plus fuel.
1572
01:09:20,590 --> 01:09:22,891
[kris]
okay. I thought I had a deal
with chris, but it's okay,
1573
01:09:22,926 --> 01:09:24,592
you know, like, I'm not
trying to rob anybody,
1574
01:09:24,628 --> 01:09:25,894
we will go down
there together,
1575
01:09:25,929 --> 01:09:27,629
we will both make
a lot of money.
1576
01:09:27,664 --> 01:09:28,997
I know you don't know me,
1577
01:09:29,032 --> 01:09:30,899
but money talks
in this world.
1578
01:09:30,934 --> 01:09:34,068
You'll in the ground floor
of a new gold rush.
1579
01:09:34,103 --> 01:09:36,471
-Yeah.
-Okay. Thank you, man.
1580
01:09:36,506 --> 01:09:37,939
[dave] good luck.
1581
01:09:39,242 --> 01:09:40,842
I need
to make a very good deal.
1582
01:09:40,877 --> 01:09:42,143
Dave has all the cards.
1583
01:09:42,179 --> 01:09:44,012
You know, it's dave's boat.
1584
01:09:44,047 --> 01:09:46,080
Uh, I'm desperate to go
to elim.
1585
01:09:46,116 --> 01:09:47,549
If I don't use this boat,
1586
01:09:47,584 --> 01:09:49,684
this opportunity right now
to make it there,
1587
01:09:49,719 --> 01:09:51,619
this whole thing is gonna fall
through my fingers.
1588
01:09:51,655 --> 01:09:52,987
At least I got a boat
1589
01:09:53,023 --> 01:09:54,622
and we're still on our way
down there.
1590
01:09:54,658 --> 01:09:57,192
Um, dave probably didn't know
anything about this,
1591
01:09:57,227 --> 01:09:58,893
-um, so...
-[brad] get it over
with, dave.
1592
01:09:58,929 --> 01:10:00,728
So the deal is already
sounding good then, huh?
1593
01:10:00,764 --> 01:10:03,464
No, it's... Everything's fine.
We're just going to...
1594
01:10:03,500 --> 01:10:07,368
He's gonna be in charge,
not chris driving the boat,
1595
01:10:07,404 --> 01:10:10,872
um, he wants
like $1,500 a day from us
1596
01:10:10,941 --> 01:10:14,142
to charter the boat
down there.
1597
01:10:14,177 --> 01:10:15,276
Yeah.
It's gonna take everything
1598
01:10:15,312 --> 01:10:16,578
we made in ice season, dude.
1599
01:10:16,613 --> 01:10:17,879
[kris] well, there's nothing
we can do.
1600
01:10:17,914 --> 01:10:20,148
Everybody
has to be kind of happy,
1601
01:10:20,183 --> 01:10:21,382
that's what
we're gonna do right now,
1602
01:10:21,418 --> 01:10:24,852
-kind of happy.
-Okay.
1603
01:10:24,888 --> 01:10:25,987
[kris]
it's all gonna work out,
1604
01:10:26,022 --> 01:10:27,755
let's just keep pressing
forward.
1605
01:10:46,276 --> 01:10:47,709
So I want to, um...
1606
01:10:47,744 --> 01:10:50,078
I mean, there's like...
There's a lot of projects,
1607
01:10:50,113 --> 01:10:51,913
like, little projects
1608
01:10:51,948 --> 01:10:53,848
that are bottlenecking
into today.
1609
01:10:53,883 --> 01:10:55,650
We also can start
painting the name
1610
01:10:55,685 --> 01:10:58,620
but we have to decide
on the name.
1611
01:10:58,655 --> 01:11:00,455
Do you have... You've got...
You've got a name?
1612
01:11:01,992 --> 01:11:03,391
I am superstitious.
1613
01:11:03,426 --> 01:11:07,829
I do believe that if you do
not follow maritime tradition
1614
01:11:07,864 --> 01:11:09,664
in changing a boat's name,
1615
01:11:09,699 --> 01:11:11,866
uh, misfortune
could befall you
1616
01:11:11,901 --> 01:11:13,968
in the future, for sure.
1617
01:11:14,004 --> 01:11:16,437
But I'm, like,
transforming this sailboat
1618
01:11:16,473 --> 01:11:19,073
into something
so completely new
1619
01:11:19,109 --> 01:11:20,341
and different
from what it was before,
1620
01:11:20,377 --> 01:11:23,044
that it really requires
a name change.
1621
01:11:23,079 --> 01:11:24,812
At one point,
I was thinking
1622
01:11:24,848 --> 01:11:26,514
the, um...
1623
01:11:26,549 --> 01:11:27,949
Alchemist
1624
01:11:27,984 --> 01:11:30,151
because alchemist, like,
make gold out of nothing,
1625
01:11:30,186 --> 01:11:32,086
that's kind of
their deal, right?
1626
01:11:32,122 --> 01:11:35,056
But, uh, it's a little bit
of a mouthful to say
1627
01:11:35,091 --> 01:11:36,190
because it's got a lot
of syllable.
1628
01:11:36,226 --> 01:11:37,492
[sam] the alchemist?
1629
01:11:37,527 --> 01:11:39,661
Yeah.
1630
01:11:39,696 --> 01:11:41,429
What's the next one?
1631
01:11:41,464 --> 01:11:42,997
The necromancer.
1632
01:11:43,933 --> 01:11:45,767
Necromancer.
1633
01:11:45,802 --> 01:11:47,835
[zeke] that's a pretty
dope name, dude.
1634
01:11:47,871 --> 01:11:49,370
The problem with that name
is I think
1635
01:11:49,406 --> 01:11:51,339
that it might kind of
freak some people out.
1636
01:11:52,809 --> 01:11:54,142
It's pretty hardcore.
1637
01:11:54,177 --> 01:11:56,144
-Yeah.
-My other, uh, I...
1638
01:11:56,179 --> 01:11:57,912
Uh, I was leaning...
1639
01:11:57,947 --> 01:12:00,381
Kind of leaning
towards black swan.
1640
01:12:00,417 --> 01:12:02,717
-[raven] ooh.
-[sam] okay.
1641
01:12:02,752 --> 01:12:04,686
-The...
-Why black swan?
1642
01:12:04,721 --> 01:12:07,522
A mathematician named
a certain kind of event,
1643
01:12:07,557 --> 01:12:10,091
a black swan event,
because what it is,
1644
01:12:10,126 --> 01:12:12,794
is an event
that could not be...
1645
01:12:12,829 --> 01:12:14,696
In retrospect,
seems like it obviously
1646
01:12:14,731 --> 01:12:17,065
should've happened,
but nobody could predict it.
1647
01:12:17,100 --> 01:12:19,033
[raven] all right.
That's pretty badass.
1648
01:12:19,069 --> 01:12:21,035
[zeke] I like black swan.
1649
01:12:21,071 --> 01:12:22,837
[raven] yeah, let's stick
with black swan.
1650
01:12:22,872 --> 01:12:24,739
[zeke] black swan.
Black swan it is.
1651
01:12:24,774 --> 01:12:28,676
[rock music playing]
1652
01:12:28,712 --> 01:12:30,745
[zeke] I christen thee
the black swan.
1653
01:12:33,383 --> 01:12:35,516
The black swan
is the perfect name
1654
01:12:35,552 --> 01:12:37,418
to signify
what this new beginning
1655
01:12:37,454 --> 01:12:39,754
means to me and the beginning
1656
01:12:39,789 --> 01:12:41,489
of years of adventure.
1657
01:12:41,524 --> 01:12:44,525
[upbeat music playing]
1658
01:12:47,497 --> 01:12:49,931
[zeke] all right.
I think we're good.
1659
01:12:49,966 --> 01:12:51,366
[raven] cool.
1660
01:12:51,401 --> 01:12:52,900
[zeke] dude, I love it.
1661
01:12:52,936 --> 01:12:55,336
Perfect. I love it,
it's awesome.
1662
01:12:55,372 --> 01:12:57,038
-[sam] yeah.
-[zeke] oh, yeah.
1663
01:12:57,073 --> 01:12:58,506
It's coming together exactly
1664
01:12:58,541 --> 01:12:59,874
how it looked
in my imagination.
1665
01:12:59,909 --> 01:13:01,709
I can't wait
to get mining again.
1666
01:13:01,745 --> 01:13:03,978
I know it's gonna work
and I'm just eager
1667
01:13:04,013 --> 01:13:05,913
to get out there and do it.
1668
01:13:05,949 --> 01:13:08,216
-Thank you.
-[raven] right on. Pleasure.
1669
01:13:12,088 --> 01:13:14,555
[suspenseful music playing]
1670
01:13:14,624 --> 01:13:16,057
[narrator] six miles south.
1671
01:13:17,327 --> 01:13:19,527
[bryan speaking]
1672
01:13:22,265 --> 01:13:23,464
[vernon] all right.
We'll give you
1673
01:13:23,500 --> 01:13:24,999
a few more minutes.
1674
01:13:25,034 --> 01:13:26,467
[narrator]
captain vernon adkison's
1675
01:13:26,503 --> 01:13:29,737
keeping an eagle eye
on his first new diver
1676
01:13:29,773 --> 01:13:31,506
to see if his hired gun
1677
01:13:31,541 --> 01:13:33,474
has the skills
to hit the bulls eye.
1678
01:13:33,510 --> 01:13:35,943
[vernon] he's comfortable
doing what he's doing
1679
01:13:35,979 --> 01:13:38,045
and he's done it before,
1680
01:13:38,081 --> 01:13:40,047
even though not in the ocean,
1681
01:13:40,083 --> 01:13:42,283
he's done a lot
of river dredging,
1682
01:13:42,318 --> 01:13:44,352
I think this guy
can see the gold,
1683
01:13:44,387 --> 01:13:45,987
we'll probably
gonna pull him in
1684
01:13:46,022 --> 01:13:48,890
and send our other
new diver down.
1685
01:13:48,925 --> 01:13:50,291
So, guys,
1686
01:13:50,326 --> 01:13:52,160
why don't you go ahead
and get outfitted?
1687
01:13:52,195 --> 01:13:54,595
I want everybody
to get wet today.
1688
01:13:54,631 --> 01:13:56,798
So, uh, you get
a taste of it too.
1689
01:13:58,168 --> 01:14:00,268
We're gonna go ahead
and pull you out
1690
01:14:00,303 --> 01:14:02,236
and send the next man down,
1691
01:14:02,272 --> 01:14:03,504
come on up.
1692
01:14:05,074 --> 01:14:07,475
[bryan] coming on up.
1693
01:14:07,510 --> 01:14:08,676
Bryan did really well.
1694
01:14:08,711 --> 01:14:10,778
He followed instructions.
1695
01:14:10,814 --> 01:14:12,680
He was calm,
1696
01:14:12,715 --> 01:14:14,348
got a good head
on his shoulders.
1697
01:14:15,351 --> 01:14:16,551
We'll see how it goes, man.
1698
01:14:16,586 --> 01:14:18,853
Hopefully make us so much
money for a little bit.
1699
01:14:21,057 --> 01:14:22,957
That's the game plan.
1700
01:14:22,992 --> 01:14:24,559
[vernon] next up is kye.
1701
01:14:24,594 --> 01:14:26,227
He's dredged out here before,
1702
01:14:26,262 --> 01:14:29,430
but only on very small ridge,
1703
01:14:29,466 --> 01:14:30,865
the gold ship is, uh,
1704
01:14:30,934 --> 01:14:32,433
different kind
of beast altogether.
1705
01:14:32,468 --> 01:14:33,835
The gear is bigger,
1706
01:14:33,870 --> 01:14:35,503
it's harder to handle.
1707
01:14:35,538 --> 01:14:38,105
So, um, hopefully, um,
he'll be up to it.
1708
01:14:38,141 --> 01:14:40,942
He's gonna have to keep
his eyes and ears open.
1709
01:14:43,446 --> 01:14:45,746
[kye] all right. Let's go.
1710
01:14:45,782 --> 01:14:46,848
[vernon] all right.
1711
01:14:46,883 --> 01:14:47,915
Go to work.
1712
01:14:52,188 --> 01:14:54,021
[kye] uh, it might be about
three feet of sand
1713
01:14:54,057 --> 01:14:56,591
before you hit this rock.
1714
01:14:56,626 --> 01:15:00,061
Kinda need to make
a big hole first.
1715
01:15:00,096 --> 01:15:01,462
You know,
be able to see the bottom.
1716
01:15:02,932 --> 01:15:04,365
Oh, yeah.
1717
01:15:05,034 --> 01:15:08,269
I'm on the bottom now, um,
1718
01:15:08,304 --> 01:15:09,804
it looks like some gray clay,
1719
01:15:09,839 --> 01:15:11,672
some rocks stuck to it.
1720
01:15:14,210 --> 01:15:17,078
[vernon] okay. Very good.
Very good.
1721
01:15:17,113 --> 01:15:19,914
This guy has done it before
out here in the bering sea.
1722
01:15:19,949 --> 01:15:21,649
[kye] yeah. Oh, man.
1723
01:15:23,353 --> 01:15:25,353
[vernon] I think
I'm gonna pull him up,
1724
01:15:25,388 --> 01:15:27,321
I'm confident
he's a good diver
1725
01:15:27,357 --> 01:15:28,389
and so is bryan.
1726
01:15:31,461 --> 01:15:32,827
Yeah, he's good.
1727
01:15:32,862 --> 01:15:34,562
There's a bit of good depth.
1728
01:15:34,597 --> 01:15:36,764
I mean, we can tell you're
comfortable under there,
1729
01:15:36,799 --> 01:15:38,766
you've done it before.
1730
01:15:38,801 --> 01:15:40,368
So we're gonna pull you up.
1731
01:15:40,403 --> 01:15:42,169
[kye] that's good.
1732
01:15:42,205 --> 01:15:43,804
You want me to cut it off?
1733
01:15:45,308 --> 01:15:47,074
Yeah. Yeah.
1734
01:15:47,110 --> 01:15:48,643
[kye] all right. That's good.
1735
01:15:50,914 --> 01:15:52,280
I'm coming back.
1736
01:15:54,350 --> 01:15:55,816
[vernon] okay.
1737
01:15:55,852 --> 01:15:56,984
Yo!
1738
01:15:59,255 --> 01:16:01,055
Pull in his umbilical.
1739
01:16:02,058 --> 01:16:03,057
Okay. Hang on.
1740
01:16:03,092 --> 01:16:04,759
We'll pull in your umbilical.
1741
01:16:06,296 --> 01:16:08,095
[mike speaking]
1742
01:16:08,131 --> 01:16:09,697
he hooked it up.
1743
01:16:09,732 --> 01:16:12,700
[mike speaking]
1744
01:16:13,803 --> 01:16:15,937
[vernon] okay.
Stand by just a bit.
1745
01:16:15,972 --> 01:16:18,239
Kye, did you, uh,
hook the line
1746
01:16:18,274 --> 01:16:20,308
onto the nozzle
1747
01:16:20,343 --> 01:16:22,543
so we can pull it up.
1748
01:16:22,579 --> 01:16:25,446
[kye speaking]
1749
01:16:44,133 --> 01:16:45,199
okay.
1750
01:16:45,234 --> 01:16:46,667
They're gonna lower
the line
1751
01:16:46,703 --> 01:16:48,135
from the bow of the boat.
1752
01:16:49,372 --> 01:16:52,139
[kye screaming]
1753
01:16:52,175 --> 01:16:55,276
hook it up to the...
To the, uh, nozzle.
1754
01:16:55,311 --> 01:16:57,878
[cameraman speaking]
1755
01:16:57,914 --> 01:17:00,114
[kye screaming]
1756
01:17:00,149 --> 01:17:01,449
[vernon] pull him up?
1757
01:17:01,484 --> 01:17:02,650
Pull him up?
1758
01:17:03,853 --> 01:17:05,186
-[cameraman] yes.
-Pull him up.
1759
01:17:05,221 --> 01:17:06,520
Pull him up.
1760
01:17:12,028 --> 01:17:15,162
[kye screaming]
1761
01:17:15,198 --> 01:17:17,632
[vernon] wait, where is he?
1762
01:17:17,667 --> 01:17:18,799
He's not...
1763
01:17:20,403 --> 01:17:21,936
I'm not hearing him breathe.
1764
01:17:25,208 --> 01:17:26,440
Are you okay?
1765
01:17:28,478 --> 01:17:29,810
What's happening?
1766
01:17:32,782 --> 01:17:34,281
[mike] oh, man.
1767
01:17:34,317 --> 01:17:35,383
[vernon] what?
1768
01:17:41,057 --> 01:17:42,523
I don't know
where he's at.
1769
01:17:43,726 --> 01:17:44,859
Where is he?
1770
01:17:50,066 --> 01:17:51,165
[suspenseful music playing]
1771
01:17:51,234 --> 01:17:53,067
[kye speaking]
1772
01:17:53,102 --> 01:17:55,102
[kye screams]
1773
01:17:55,138 --> 01:17:56,904
[cameraman speaking]
1774
01:17:56,973 --> 01:17:59,440
[mike] his mask came off
with his weight belt.
1775
01:17:59,475 --> 01:18:00,775
Where is he?
1776
01:18:00,810 --> 01:18:03,811
[suspenseful music playing]
1777
01:18:07,617 --> 01:18:08,983
[vernon] are you okay?
1778
01:18:13,389 --> 01:18:14,622
What's happening?
1779
01:18:15,992 --> 01:18:18,726
[cameraman speaking]
1780
01:18:28,871 --> 01:18:29,837
quiet it down.
1781
01:18:29,872 --> 01:18:31,105
Shut it down. Shut it down.
1782
01:18:38,681 --> 01:18:41,682
[cameraman speaking]
1783
01:18:44,854 --> 01:18:46,687
[vernon] okay.
He's at the stern of the boat.
1784
01:18:46,723 --> 01:18:48,155
Get him off.
1785
01:18:59,001 --> 01:19:00,334
[man] you all right, man?
1786
01:19:02,505 --> 01:19:03,637
Yeah.
1787
01:19:06,743 --> 01:19:08,442
Hey, uh, it might...
1788
01:19:08,478 --> 01:19:10,177
It might be easier
to get up over here.
1789
01:19:10,213 --> 01:19:13,214
[dramatic music playing]
1790
01:19:21,124 --> 01:19:22,056
I'm good.
1791
01:19:22,091 --> 01:19:23,224
-I'm good.
-[man] you good?
1792
01:19:23,259 --> 01:19:24,358
Yeah.
1793
01:19:27,663 --> 01:19:29,730
Yeah. Just give me a second.
1794
01:19:29,766 --> 01:19:31,532
To get all the salt water
out of my mouth.
1795
01:19:31,567 --> 01:19:34,502
[dramatic music playing]
1796
01:19:38,574 --> 01:19:40,307
[man] bro, what happened?
1797
01:19:40,343 --> 01:19:42,209
[kye] started to come back up
1798
01:19:42,245 --> 01:19:44,378
and I heard vernon say
1799
01:19:44,413 --> 01:19:45,913
to hook the end up
on the nozzle
1800
01:19:45,948 --> 01:19:48,015
so we could pull the nozzle up
1801
01:19:48,050 --> 01:19:49,250
and I completely forgot.
1802
01:19:49,285 --> 01:19:52,553
So swim back to do that,
1803
01:19:52,588 --> 01:19:54,021
as soon as I turned around
1804
01:19:54,056 --> 01:19:56,056
and kind of swim back,
1805
01:19:56,092 --> 01:19:58,893
water just came up
all under my mask
1806
01:19:58,928 --> 01:20:00,628
and I couldn't even
get a breath.
1807
01:20:01,998 --> 01:20:03,697
Took a mouthful of saltwater.
1808
01:20:04,934 --> 01:20:07,868
I came up under the pontoon,
I was trying...
1809
01:20:07,904 --> 01:20:10,104
Had to get some air
under the pontoon.
1810
01:20:15,945 --> 01:20:18,546
Man, that was alright.
1811
01:20:22,485 --> 01:20:24,218
[vernon] that was
a heart-stopper.
1812
01:20:24,253 --> 01:20:25,786
Sorry, man, I didn't mean
to get you guys...
1813
01:20:25,822 --> 01:20:27,221
Oh, no, I mean, I'm...
1814
01:20:28,357 --> 01:20:29,824
[kye] my weight belt's
down there, man.
1815
01:20:29,859 --> 01:20:30,891
-Trust me...
-[mike] we got it.
1816
01:20:30,927 --> 01:20:32,159
-We got it.
-What?
1817
01:20:32,195 --> 01:20:33,460
-[mike] we got it.
-How did you get down?
1818
01:20:33,496 --> 01:20:34,929
[mike] it was still hooked up
to the mask.
1819
01:20:34,964 --> 01:20:37,031
It was... It was wedged
against the mask.
1820
01:20:37,066 --> 01:20:38,165
[kye] wow.
1821
01:20:39,435 --> 01:20:40,935
Yeah. I... Man.
1822
01:20:44,273 --> 01:20:46,473
I got to shake
that guy's hand,
1823
01:20:46,509 --> 01:20:47,942
I know that.
1824
01:20:47,977 --> 01:20:49,610
[vernon] well,
a lot went wrong,
1825
01:20:49,645 --> 01:20:51,345
kye was getting water
in his mask,
1826
01:20:51,380 --> 01:20:54,481
which is an absolute nightmare
for any diver,
1827
01:20:54,517 --> 01:20:55,983
then he got tangled,
1828
01:20:56,018 --> 01:20:59,153
ended up losing his mask
and his weight belt,
1829
01:20:59,188 --> 01:21:01,655
and, um, came to the surface
1830
01:21:01,691 --> 01:21:04,425
underneath the boat
between the hulls,
1831
01:21:04,460 --> 01:21:06,694
thank god the cameraman
was down there
1832
01:21:06,729 --> 01:21:08,696
to help him
get to the surface
1833
01:21:08,731 --> 01:21:10,130
and he saved kye,
1834
01:21:10,166 --> 01:21:12,166
literally, saved his life.
1835
01:21:12,201 --> 01:21:13,734
If he hadn't been
down there filming,
1836
01:21:13,769 --> 01:21:14,802
I don't even wanna think
1837
01:21:14,837 --> 01:21:16,837
about what
would've happened.
1838
01:21:16,873 --> 01:21:18,806
This was a [bleep]
close call,
1839
01:21:18,841 --> 01:21:20,241
it's a very close call,
1840
01:21:20,276 --> 01:21:22,409
it's unacceptably close.
1841
01:21:22,445 --> 01:21:25,880
We got to build some safety
systems into this.
1842
01:21:25,915 --> 01:21:28,215
That will never happen again.
1843
01:21:29,485 --> 01:21:31,886
This was supposed to be
a simple test dive
1844
01:21:31,921 --> 01:21:33,787
for the divers,
but it turned out
1845
01:21:33,823 --> 01:21:35,789
to be a much bigger test
1846
01:21:35,825 --> 01:21:37,124
than I ever imagined.
1847
01:21:38,794 --> 01:21:40,661
Okay. Is everything secure?
1848
01:21:40,696 --> 01:21:42,329
-Yeah.
-[man] noted, yes.
1849
01:21:42,365 --> 01:21:44,298
All right.
1850
01:21:44,333 --> 01:21:46,634
Well, these guys
have proved themselves,
1851
01:21:46,669 --> 01:21:48,569
things didn't go
particularly well today,
1852
01:21:48,604 --> 01:21:51,372
but, uh, we got the basics,
1853
01:21:51,407 --> 01:21:52,806
that means I can go to work,
1854
01:21:52,842 --> 01:21:55,142
start getting some gold,
and paying bills,
1855
01:21:55,177 --> 01:21:56,810
and paying for this claim.
1856
01:21:58,147 --> 01:22:01,115
That was a, uh,
death-defying experience
1857
01:22:01,150 --> 01:22:02,549
but I got a crew.
1858
01:22:04,553 --> 01:22:07,187
[kye] that's the closest call
I've ever had up here, man.
1859
01:22:07,223 --> 01:22:08,789
So I'll tell you what,
1860
01:22:08,824 --> 01:22:11,926
it's something where you
better have the gold bug
1861
01:22:11,961 --> 01:22:13,327
and the fever
1862
01:22:14,330 --> 01:22:16,163
or you ain't gonna
make it, you know.
1863
01:22:16,198 --> 01:22:17,464
It's just one of those things.
1864
01:22:17,500 --> 01:22:18,866
You'll decide
it ain't worth it
1865
01:22:18,901 --> 01:22:21,068
if you're not all about
the gold, man.
1866
01:22:21,103 --> 01:22:23,137
You got to be about it.
1867
01:22:23,205 --> 01:22:26,440
And $2,000 an ounce
right now,
1868
01:22:26,475 --> 01:22:28,809
throw me down there
again, man, you know.
1869
01:22:29,812 --> 01:22:30,978
[man] steady?
1870
01:22:31,013 --> 01:22:32,246
We're probably...
1871
01:22:32,281 --> 01:22:34,982
We're probably
steadying out now, man.
1872
01:22:37,987 --> 01:22:39,787
Yeah. Like I said,
1873
01:22:39,822 --> 01:22:41,855
I probably can't tell grandma
about that one.
1874
01:22:41,891 --> 01:22:42,890
[laughs]
1875
01:22:45,094 --> 01:22:46,760
[narrator]
as vernon and his posse
1876
01:22:46,796 --> 01:22:48,629
ride into the sunset
1877
01:22:49,665 --> 01:22:51,165
10 miles west.
1878
01:22:51,200 --> 01:22:54,168
-[suspenseful music playing]
-[seagulls cawing]
1879
01:22:56,205 --> 01:22:57,604
[excavator whirring]
1880
01:22:59,275 --> 01:23:02,309
[shawn] digging, looking
for this ancient riverbed
1881
01:23:02,345 --> 01:23:04,044
and I need to find it
1882
01:23:04,080 --> 01:23:05,779
because that's got
all the gold
1883
01:23:05,815 --> 01:23:07,314
to make everything happen
1884
01:23:07,350 --> 01:23:09,483
that I need
to happen this year.
1885
01:23:09,518 --> 01:23:10,718
[narrator]
captain shawn pomrenke
1886
01:23:10,753 --> 01:23:12,686
is still guns blazing,
1887
01:23:12,722 --> 01:23:15,122
determined to hunt down
the gold source
1888
01:23:15,157 --> 01:23:16,256
that'll jumpstart
1889
01:23:16,292 --> 01:23:18,625
his most ambitious
season ever.
1890
01:23:18,661 --> 01:23:20,794
[shawn] I know
it's right here somewhere
1891
01:23:20,830 --> 01:23:22,463
and I'm going to find it.
1892
01:23:25,368 --> 01:23:27,201
I'm digging a trench
1893
01:23:27,236 --> 01:23:29,670
across the tomcod claim
1894
01:23:29,705 --> 01:23:31,438
trying to find it.
1895
01:23:31,474 --> 01:23:33,874
Once we come across
that channel,
1896
01:23:33,909 --> 01:23:37,144
then we'll start following it.
1897
01:23:37,179 --> 01:23:40,180
[suspenseful music playing]
1898
01:23:42,585 --> 01:23:44,351
oh, look at that.
1899
01:23:45,454 --> 01:23:47,621
Man, that looks like money.
1900
01:23:49,925 --> 01:23:51,658
I think we're getting close.
1901
01:23:53,029 --> 01:23:55,062
Looks like
really good material.
1902
01:23:59,001 --> 01:24:01,268
It looks good,
1903
01:24:01,303 --> 01:24:02,436
smells good.
1904
01:24:03,839 --> 01:24:05,873
Definitely getting close
to something.
1905
01:24:09,512 --> 01:24:12,413
The riverbed runs
right through there.
1906
01:24:12,448 --> 01:24:15,015
It's gotta come out
here somewhere.
1907
01:24:20,256 --> 01:24:23,023
Feels got into something
different here.
1908
01:24:26,762 --> 01:24:30,097
Oh, there's some big boulders
down here now.
1909
01:24:31,567 --> 01:24:34,068
That's usually a good sign.
1910
01:24:36,705 --> 01:24:38,405
All right, this is it.
1911
01:24:45,014 --> 01:24:47,514
Oh, look at that.
1912
01:24:47,550 --> 01:24:49,783
I think we found it.
1913
01:24:49,819 --> 01:24:51,919
Whoo.
1914
01:24:51,954 --> 01:24:54,121
There you go.
1915
01:24:54,156 --> 01:24:56,857
[engine starting]
1916
01:24:56,892 --> 01:24:58,258
[shawn laughs]
1917
01:25:01,997 --> 01:25:04,932
we're off the riverbed now.
1918
01:25:04,967 --> 01:25:06,500
It's loaded.
1919
01:25:07,903 --> 01:25:10,370
Instead of doing
a 40,000 a day,
1920
01:25:10,406 --> 01:25:13,674
we'll would be doing
60, 70,000 a day.
1921
01:25:17,613 --> 01:25:20,581
And that's what we need
to happen this year.
1922
01:25:20,616 --> 01:25:24,351
It's gonna make everything
come together.
1923
01:25:24,386 --> 01:25:26,386
Get to myrtle,
1924
01:25:26,422 --> 01:25:28,689
pay off the old man,
1925
01:25:28,724 --> 01:25:30,958
make the payment
on the tomcod.
1926
01:25:33,062 --> 01:25:34,361
Big year.
1927
01:25:35,564 --> 01:25:37,598
I had faith.
I trusted my gut.
1928
01:25:37,633 --> 01:25:38,832
I knew we'd find it.
1929
01:25:40,836 --> 01:25:43,036
We're gonna get gold
flowing in here,
1930
01:25:43,072 --> 01:25:45,239
and then I'm gonna focus
on the plans for the myrtle
1931
01:25:45,274 --> 01:25:46,874
so I could get
that deal done.
1932
01:25:46,909 --> 01:25:49,510
This is the year mister gold
takes over this town.
1933
01:25:49,545 --> 01:25:53,180
[dramatic music playing]
1934
01:25:53,215 --> 01:25:54,281
oh, yeah.
1935
01:25:55,317 --> 01:25:57,518
Time to make
some money, honey.
1936
01:26:02,424 --> 01:26:04,024
Hello, and welcome
to another episode
1937
01:26:04,059 --> 01:26:05,859
of kris kelly's secret guide
to successful mining.
1938
01:26:05,895 --> 01:26:08,529
Today, we're gonna be talking
about mining terms.
1939
01:26:08,564 --> 01:26:10,097
You know, the things
that come out in my mouth
1940
01:26:10,132 --> 01:26:11,465
that really don't
really make sense.
1941
01:26:11,500 --> 01:26:14,468
[whimsical music playing]
1942
01:26:17,072 --> 01:26:18,772
yes, I know my writing
looks like
1943
01:26:18,807 --> 01:26:20,274
it's for a three-year-old,
but you know what?
1944
01:26:20,309 --> 01:26:21,341
I'm getting better.
1945
01:26:21,377 --> 01:26:23,243
This is the different
terminologies
1946
01:26:23,279 --> 01:26:25,846
when understanding the bottom
of the ocean floor.
1947
01:26:25,881 --> 01:26:28,248
So we have sand,
then comes the cobble,
1948
01:26:28,284 --> 01:26:30,450
small rocks, big rocks.
1949
01:26:30,486 --> 01:26:33,086
Then you get to right above
the clay layer,
1950
01:26:33,122 --> 01:26:34,855
the gold, the most important.
1951
01:26:34,890 --> 01:26:37,491
A pretty easy breakdown
on what we're talking about.
1952
01:26:37,526 --> 01:26:38,759
[cheers applause]
1953
01:26:38,794 --> 01:26:40,394
so we're now gonna talk
about gold terms.
1954
01:26:42,698 --> 01:26:43,897
My writing
is getting better, huh?
1955
01:26:43,933 --> 01:26:45,132
I bet you're impressed.
1956
01:26:45,167 --> 01:26:46,233
[buzzer buzzes]
1957
01:26:46,268 --> 01:26:47,868
first on the list
is placer gold.
1958
01:26:47,903 --> 01:26:50,003
Placer gold is the gold
you get on land.
1959
01:26:50,039 --> 01:26:51,371
Ocean gold is rounded
1960
01:26:51,407 --> 01:26:54,141
because it's been beat up
by the water condition.
1961
01:26:54,176 --> 01:26:56,910
Placer gold
is more roughed, jagged,
1962
01:26:56,946 --> 01:26:58,712
fine gold looks like powder.
1963
01:26:58,747 --> 01:27:01,515
You blow the stuff
and it will blow away.
1964
01:27:01,550 --> 01:27:02,783
Fine gold pays the bill.
1965
01:27:02,818 --> 01:27:04,051
[cheers applause]
1966
01:27:04,086 --> 01:27:06,920
my favorite
is nuggets of gold.
1967
01:27:06,989 --> 01:27:09,289
Because nuggets of gold
are like impressive.
1968
01:27:09,325 --> 01:27:12,059
You can show
your friends like...
1969
01:27:12,094 --> 01:27:14,428
[producer speaking]
1970
01:27:14,463 --> 01:27:15,562
-no.
-[producer speaking]
1971
01:27:15,598 --> 01:27:18,432
no. No. Keep going. No.
1972
01:27:18,467 --> 01:27:19,800
I've already driven to my...
1973
01:27:19,835 --> 01:27:20,867
Drawn too much.
1974
01:27:20,903 --> 01:27:22,502
-[producer speaking]
-no.
1975
01:27:22,538 --> 01:27:24,071
And that's the end
of kris kelly's
1976
01:27:24,106 --> 01:27:26,006
secret guide
to successful mining,
1977
01:27:26,041 --> 01:27:27,374
talking about mining terms.
1978
01:27:27,409 --> 01:27:28,675
If you think you're confused,
1979
01:27:28,711 --> 01:27:31,011
imagine using the crap
all day long.
1980
01:27:35,351 --> 01:27:37,517
[narrator] four miles
east of nome.
1981
01:27:37,553 --> 01:27:40,153
[upbeat music playing]
1982
01:27:40,189 --> 01:27:41,421
[emily] all right.
1983
01:27:41,457 --> 01:27:42,422
Dig down a little bit.
1984
01:27:42,458 --> 01:27:44,024
See if I see another layer.
1985
01:27:45,227 --> 01:27:47,294
That looks better
than this one.
1986
01:27:47,329 --> 01:27:49,129
[narrator] emily riedel
is giving the beach
1987
01:27:49,164 --> 01:27:52,065
near claim four
one last review
1988
01:27:52,134 --> 01:27:53,700
to decide if the juice
1989
01:27:53,736 --> 01:27:55,402
will be worth the squeeze.
1990
01:27:55,437 --> 01:27:57,104
[emily] I'm not liking this.
1991
01:27:57,139 --> 01:28:00,407
I'm, like, two feet down
1992
01:28:00,442 --> 01:28:03,343
with a shovel
and I'm not seeing
another pay layer
1993
01:28:03,379 --> 01:28:04,911
so I think
what happened is, like,
1994
01:28:04,947 --> 01:28:07,581
the storm came
and it reconcentrated
1995
01:28:07,616 --> 01:28:10,617
a bunch of heavies,
heavy minerals.
1996
01:28:10,653 --> 01:28:12,719
And this is not gold-bearing
1997
01:28:12,755 --> 01:28:13,754
as far as I can tell.
1998
01:28:13,789 --> 01:28:14,955
I mean, I took a test pan,
1999
01:28:14,990 --> 01:28:17,858
I didn't see
a single speck in there.
2000
01:28:17,893 --> 01:28:20,694
So let's see if I can't find
something better.
2001
01:28:20,729 --> 01:28:21,862
Sucks.
2002
01:28:23,332 --> 01:28:24,898
I'm not listing
anything exciting at all,
2003
01:28:24,933 --> 01:28:27,634
so I think I'm gonna kind
of leave claim four
2004
01:28:27,670 --> 01:28:29,002
behind for now.
2005
01:28:29,038 --> 01:28:30,470
There's a couple
of other options out here
2006
01:28:30,506 --> 01:28:32,005
that I... That I want
to check out,
2007
01:28:32,041 --> 01:28:33,907
that are still
in the running.
2008
01:28:33,942 --> 01:28:36,410
But right now,
I have to stick
2009
01:28:36,445 --> 01:28:37,644
with what I know
2010
01:28:37,680 --> 01:28:39,546
and I need to get back
to the eroica.
2011
01:28:39,581 --> 01:28:41,315
I need to make
my season happen.
2012
01:28:41,350 --> 01:28:43,283
I'm gonna keep
prospecting these leases
2013
01:28:43,319 --> 01:28:45,519
and hopefully
making gold on 14
2014
01:28:45,554 --> 01:28:46,386
at the same time.
2015
01:28:46,422 --> 01:28:47,754
[engine revving]
2016
01:28:47,790 --> 01:28:49,022
[emily] yeah.
Let's roll out of here.
2017
01:28:50,326 --> 01:28:53,126
[upbeat music playing]
2018
01:28:53,162 --> 01:28:54,628
[narrator] back in the harbor.
2019
01:28:54,663 --> 01:28:56,263
[kris] so our sickle
will go right here.
2020
01:28:56,298 --> 01:28:58,432
10 foot long pontoons.
2021
01:28:58,467 --> 01:29:00,400
Right here,
the crane will come over,
2022
01:29:00,436 --> 01:29:02,369
grab onto it
and just swing it out.
2023
01:29:02,404 --> 01:29:04,638
[narrator] captain kris kelly
has sealed the deal
2024
01:29:04,673 --> 01:29:06,540
for the boat
that'll take them
2025
01:29:06,575 --> 01:29:07,974
to the promised land.
2026
01:29:08,010 --> 01:29:09,643
[kris] it's got two bunks.
2027
01:29:09,678 --> 01:29:10,977
A [bleep] kitchen
2028
01:29:11,013 --> 01:29:13,580
and I'm scared
to even look at that bathroom,
2029
01:29:13,615 --> 01:29:15,248
but it's a hell
of a lot better
2030
01:29:15,284 --> 01:29:17,617
than camping on the beach,
let me tell you that.
2031
01:29:17,653 --> 01:29:19,119
[suspenseful music playing]
2032
01:29:19,154 --> 01:29:20,654
[kris] so maybe this boat
is a little bit more like
2033
01:29:20,689 --> 01:29:24,124
the ss mill,
but you gotta start somewhere.
2034
01:29:24,193 --> 01:29:26,326
This is probably the best
plan kris has come up with,
2035
01:29:26,362 --> 01:29:28,028
to be honest with you.
2036
01:29:28,063 --> 01:29:30,530
[kris] ninety percent
of my plans are pretty solid,
2037
01:29:30,566 --> 01:29:31,465
somewhat, you know.
2038
01:29:31,500 --> 01:29:32,265
Okay. Well, you know what?
2039
01:29:32,334 --> 01:29:33,533
That [bleep] half of my plans
2040
01:29:33,569 --> 01:29:34,668
is pretty solid.
2041
01:29:35,738 --> 01:29:37,304
This one is gonna work.
2042
01:29:39,408 --> 01:29:41,108
[narrator] on the other side
of the dock.
2043
01:29:42,745 --> 01:29:45,846
[vernon] I didn't expect it
to be quite so hair-raising,
2044
01:29:45,881 --> 01:29:47,581
I think, but, uh, I mean,
2045
01:29:47,616 --> 01:29:49,516
as far as I'm concerned,
both of you check out.
2046
01:29:49,551 --> 01:29:51,151
[narrator]
captain vernon atkinson
2047
01:29:51,186 --> 01:29:53,787
added two sharp shooters
to the roster,
2048
01:29:53,822 --> 01:29:56,156
but not after
a harrowing test dive.
2049
01:29:57,059 --> 01:29:59,493
[kye speaking]
2050
01:29:59,528 --> 01:30:01,194
thank you, man.
2051
01:30:01,230 --> 01:30:03,330
Yeah. I'm just glad
you're okay, man.
2052
01:30:03,365 --> 01:30:04,431
-[man] dude.
-Yeah.
2053
01:30:04,466 --> 01:30:06,066
[kye] like I said,
thanks again, man.
2054
01:30:06,101 --> 01:30:08,802
[vernon] yeah. I knew I got
all my all-stars together.
2055
01:30:08,837 --> 01:30:11,338
Now we can start digging
into that new claim,
2056
01:30:11,373 --> 01:30:12,973
56.
2057
01:30:13,008 --> 01:30:15,609
All right.
That's all for now.
2058
01:30:15,644 --> 01:30:19,513
Uh, anybody that's up for it,
2059
01:30:19,548 --> 01:30:20,914
I would buy dinner.
2060
01:30:22,117 --> 01:30:23,250
-[man] I'm up for it.
-All right.
2061
01:30:23,285 --> 01:30:24,217
[man] always up for it.
2062
01:30:24,253 --> 01:30:25,252
[vernon] well,
let's go to a...
2063
01:30:25,287 --> 01:30:27,854
A good meal
sounds good right now.
2064
01:30:27,890 --> 01:30:29,189
[man] time for a beer.
2065
01:30:30,793 --> 01:30:32,392
[narrator] three miles north.
2066
01:30:35,898 --> 01:30:37,864
[shawn] there's a lot
going on this summer.
2067
01:30:37,933 --> 01:30:39,733
Big payment on the tomcod,
2068
01:30:39,768 --> 01:30:41,101
buy my dad out,
2069
01:30:41,136 --> 01:30:43,537
and hopefully make a deal
on the myrtle.
2070
01:30:43,572 --> 01:30:47,541
It's gonna take a lot of gold
to keep all of that rolling.
2071
01:30:47,576 --> 01:30:49,676
[narrator] it's reign
over the wild west...
2072
01:30:49,711 --> 01:30:52,212
This riverbed
is not looking too shabby.
2073
01:30:52,247 --> 01:30:54,714
[narrator] nomes' top miner,
shawn pomrenke,
2074
01:30:54,750 --> 01:30:57,517
gives his ancient riverbed
the shakedown
2075
01:30:57,553 --> 01:31:00,020
to see if it's got the ounces
he needs
2076
01:31:00,055 --> 01:31:01,721
to put him
on the fast track.
2077
01:31:01,757 --> 01:31:04,090
[shawn] if there's any year
to do it, it's this year.
2078
01:31:04,126 --> 01:31:05,559
[coby] definitely go time.
2079
01:31:07,296 --> 01:31:08,962
Looking pretty good.
2080
01:31:08,997 --> 01:31:11,832
-Now let's dry it.
-[shawn] yeah.
2081
01:31:11,867 --> 01:31:14,100
I don't wanna leave dave
waiting around too long
2082
01:31:14,136 --> 01:31:16,570
before I get him the plans
for the myrtle.
2083
01:31:16,605 --> 01:31:18,205
He might just change his mind
2084
01:31:18,240 --> 01:31:20,440
if I leave him hanging
for too long,
2085
01:31:20,476 --> 01:31:22,909
but I had to get
to see our own gold.
2086
01:31:25,047 --> 01:31:27,214
[man] it's like a pretty good
little pie, huh?
2087
01:31:27,249 --> 01:31:29,082
[shawn] first clean up
kinda sets the whole tone
2088
01:31:29,117 --> 01:31:30,183
for the season.
2089
01:31:30,219 --> 01:31:31,651
This will give us a tale
2090
01:31:31,687 --> 01:31:33,887
of what of what this riverbed
really holds.
2091
01:31:33,922 --> 01:31:37,023
-What do we got here?
-[coby] yeah.
2092
01:31:37,059 --> 01:31:38,425
Twelve,
2093
01:31:39,795 --> 01:31:42,829
fifteen, sixteen ounces.
2094
01:31:42,865 --> 01:31:44,664
[shawn] 16.3.
2095
01:31:44,700 --> 01:31:46,333
Nice.
2096
01:31:46,368 --> 01:31:48,168
[narrator] with a record price
of gold,
2097
01:31:48,203 --> 01:31:50,303
16.3 ounces
2098
01:31:50,339 --> 01:31:52,305
is worth over 32 grand.
2099
01:31:53,876 --> 01:31:55,609
[shawn] that riverbed
is paying off.
2100
01:31:55,644 --> 01:31:57,244
All we can do
is just stay on it.
2101
01:31:57,279 --> 01:31:59,279
There's still gold
from the ancient river canal.
2102
01:31:59,314 --> 01:32:00,213
There is.
2103
01:32:01,149 --> 01:32:02,682
This is just the tip
of the iceberg
2104
01:32:02,718 --> 01:32:04,484
when it comes
to the riverbed.
2105
01:32:04,520 --> 01:32:06,019
We need to stay on it.
2106
01:32:06,054 --> 01:32:08,488
The next thing is I'm gonna
draw up some blueprints
2107
01:32:08,524 --> 01:32:10,056
for this myrtle.
2108
01:32:10,092 --> 01:32:11,925
There's a new sheriff in town
2109
01:32:11,960 --> 01:32:13,593
and his name is mr. Gold.
2110
01:32:14,930 --> 01:32:17,097
We definitely found
the gold there.
2111
01:32:17,132 --> 01:32:20,367
I'm gonna get those work
on the myrtle irene.
2112
01:32:20,402 --> 01:32:22,502
I mean, if we pull
this season off,
2113
01:32:23,672 --> 01:32:25,705
it's gonna be epic.
2114
01:32:27,276 --> 01:32:29,242
[dramatic music playing]
2115
01:32:29,278 --> 01:32:30,644
[narrator] six miles east.
2116
01:32:37,686 --> 01:32:39,319
[zeke] still coming.
2117
01:32:39,354 --> 01:32:41,087
It's not touching
the barrels.
2118
01:32:41,123 --> 01:32:42,556
[man] oh, yup.
2119
01:32:42,591 --> 01:32:44,958
-[zeke] ooh.
-[man] right there.
2120
01:32:44,993 --> 01:32:47,060
Ooh, buddy.
2121
01:32:50,132 --> 01:32:51,197
Oh, yeah.
2122
01:32:51,233 --> 01:32:52,432
[narrator] the black swan crew
2123
01:32:52,467 --> 01:32:55,135
gets their one-of-a-kind
sailboat dredge
2124
01:32:55,170 --> 01:32:58,939
saddled up for its long ride
to the bering sea.
2125
01:32:58,974 --> 01:33:00,140
[zeke] yes.
2126
01:33:00,909 --> 01:33:02,576
I like it.
2127
01:33:02,611 --> 01:33:04,411
[man] once you guys
get a crib and strap
2128
01:33:04,446 --> 01:33:05,912
that we can hook on to it,
let's take her
2129
01:33:05,948 --> 01:33:07,747
-to the port for you.
-That's good.
2130
01:33:07,783 --> 01:33:09,849
-Appreciate it.
-[man] yeah.
2131
01:33:09,885 --> 01:33:11,151
[zeke] the boat
is on the trailer.
2132
01:33:11,186 --> 01:33:12,886
It's ready to throw
in the water.
2133
01:33:12,921 --> 01:33:14,087
I can't wait for tomorrow.
2134
01:33:14,122 --> 01:33:15,622
This dream has been...
2135
01:33:15,657 --> 01:33:16,957
I mean, it's been brewing
in my head
2136
01:33:16,992 --> 01:33:20,126
for, like, ten years and now
it's finally happening.
2137
01:33:20,162 --> 01:33:22,262
I think it's, uh...
It's after hours.
2138
01:33:22,297 --> 01:33:24,230
-Call it a day?
-Call it a day.
2139
01:33:24,266 --> 01:33:26,032
[zeke] for me, this is what
gold mining is all about.
2140
01:33:26,068 --> 01:33:28,034
It's about doing things
with your own creativity,
2141
01:33:28,070 --> 01:33:29,669
your own ideas
on your own terms
2142
01:33:29,705 --> 01:33:31,371
and blazing a new trail.
2143
01:33:31,406 --> 01:33:33,807
-Yeah.
-There we go.
2144
01:33:33,842 --> 01:33:34,674
Perfect.
2145
01:33:34,710 --> 01:33:36,176
[zeke] seeing your dreams
2146
01:33:36,211 --> 01:33:37,644
is turning to reality.
2147
01:33:37,679 --> 01:33:38,945
[sam] this boat,
it's super epic.
2148
01:33:38,981 --> 01:33:40,113
It needs a theme song.
2149
01:33:40,148 --> 01:33:41,615
I mean, we gotta have
something to be blasting
2150
01:33:41,650 --> 01:33:45,185
while we're... While we're
cutting through the waves.
2151
01:33:45,220 --> 01:33:48,221
[accordion music playing]
2152
01:33:57,799 --> 01:34:00,100
[sam] ♪ long gone ♪
2153
01:34:00,135 --> 01:34:03,069
♪ lonely conqueror
I saw ♪
2154
01:34:04,373 --> 01:34:06,740
♪ stay strong
I am ♪
2155
01:34:06,775 --> 01:34:09,376
♪ black swan ♪
2156
01:34:09,411 --> 01:34:12,946
I added a b minor in there.
2157
01:34:12,981 --> 01:34:14,681
[zeke] having sam and raven
here, and the music,
2158
01:34:14,716 --> 01:34:16,983
people to play music
with and them being creative
2159
01:34:17,019 --> 01:34:18,251
doing or making it art.
2160
01:34:18,286 --> 01:34:21,087
[sam] ♪ wanderers... ♪
2161
01:34:21,123 --> 01:34:22,255
[zeke] you can't just wait
2162
01:34:22,290 --> 01:34:23,857
'till your gold
mining project
2163
01:34:23,892 --> 01:34:25,525
is like a success
2164
01:34:25,560 --> 01:34:28,328
before you can enjoy
the environment
2165
01:34:28,363 --> 01:34:29,696
around you in the present.
2166
01:34:29,731 --> 01:34:31,665
[sam laughs]
2167
01:34:31,700 --> 01:34:33,166
-is that percussion?
-[man] yeah.
2168
01:34:36,104 --> 01:34:37,871
[zeke] that's another reason
that's really great,
2169
01:34:37,906 --> 01:34:40,273
having sam and raven,
or my dad here is...
2170
01:34:40,308 --> 01:34:41,574
They're good at, like,
2171
01:34:42,377 --> 01:34:44,577
zooming in in the present
2172
01:34:44,613 --> 01:34:46,746
and making it dope.
2173
01:34:46,782 --> 01:34:50,750
[sam] ♪ oh, black swan ♪
2174
01:34:50,786 --> 01:34:52,786
oh, that's tiring.
2175
01:34:52,821 --> 01:34:53,987
[raven] it's pretty damn
majestic.
2176
01:34:54,022 --> 01:34:55,855
[sam] it's pretty majestic,
yeah.
2177
01:34:58,326 --> 01:34:59,659
[narrator]
coming up this season.
2178
01:35:03,198 --> 01:35:04,731
[man] you're buying
a claim?
2179
01:35:04,766 --> 01:35:06,099
[emily] it's time
to look elsewhere.
2180
01:35:06,134 --> 01:35:07,834
Check on some better ground.
2181
01:35:07,869 --> 01:35:09,235
[shawn] after we redo it,
2182
01:35:09,271 --> 01:35:10,737
we should blow
the christine rose
2183
01:35:10,772 --> 01:35:12,272
out of the water.
2184
01:35:12,307 --> 01:35:14,574
[man] sam, don't drop
the sailboat.
2185
01:35:14,609 --> 01:35:16,810
[man] whoo!
2186
01:35:16,845 --> 01:35:18,878
We're sailing, boys.
2187
01:35:18,914 --> 01:35:21,848
[kris] this is the crown
achievement of my success.
2188
01:35:21,883 --> 01:35:22,982
Perfect.
2189
01:35:23,018 --> 01:35:25,585
[man] oh. Whoa, woo.
2190
01:35:25,620 --> 01:35:27,220
[man] kris,
we got a problem.
2191
01:35:27,255 --> 01:35:28,988
[man] several guys
on the ridge with rifles
2192
01:35:29,024 --> 01:35:30,557
-pointing at us.
-This is exactly
2193
01:35:30,592 --> 01:35:32,859
what I wanted
to avoid right here.
2194
01:35:34,129 --> 01:35:35,695
[man] I never found
one of these.
2195
01:35:35,731 --> 01:35:37,097
What's this?
2196
01:35:37,132 --> 01:35:38,565
[zeke] right now,
I can't really, like,
2197
01:35:38,600 --> 01:35:40,867
move the upper
right half of my body.
2198
01:35:40,902 --> 01:35:42,368
The situation...
This is way [bleep] worse
2199
01:35:42,404 --> 01:35:43,903
than I thought.
2200
01:35:43,939 --> 01:35:45,438
[man] I'm seeing gold.
2201
01:35:46,742 --> 01:35:48,775
[shawn] oh.
2202
01:35:48,810 --> 01:35:50,009
Watch out.
2203
01:35:50,045 --> 01:35:51,845
[all shouting]
2204
01:35:51,880 --> 01:35:53,146
[emily] you got it, baby.
2205
01:35:53,181 --> 01:35:55,415
[shawn] a quarter
of a million right here.
2206
01:35:55,450 --> 01:35:57,417
[man] this is the big league.
2207
01:35:57,452 --> 01:35:58,651
I finally made it.
2208
01:35:58,687 --> 01:36:01,755
[suspenseful music playing]